Cottage Cheese Chocolate Chip Cookies
Recipe from Skinnytaste
Ingredients
- 1 cup self-rising flour
- 2 tablespoons monk fruit sweetener (or sugar)
- 2 tablespoons frozen butter (¼ stick)
- 1 cup small curd 2% cottage cheese
- 2 tablespoons 0% milk (plus more for brushing)
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup sugar-free chocolate chips
Method
- Preheat oven to 400°F. Line baking sheet with silicone mat.
- Mix dry ingredients: Combine flour and sweetener in a large bowl.
- Add butter: Using cheese grater's large holes, grate frozen butter into flour mixture.
- Combine wet ingredients: Add cottage cheese, milk, and vanilla. Gently stir with fork until moistened. Do not overmix.
- Fold in chocolate: Add chocolate chips with a spatula.
- Shape cookies: Divide dough into 8 balls on prepared sheet. Flatten with fork back into circles. Brush with milk and sprinkle sweetener on top.
- Bake: Place on center rack for 14-16 minutes until golden. Let rest 10 minutes before serving. **Key Notes:** These cookies are best eaten warm from the oven. Freezing instructions: Shape dough into individual portions, freeze on parchment-lined sheet until firm, then transfer to freezer-safe container for up to 3 months. Bake directly from frozen, adding extra minutes as needed. **Nutrition (per serving):** - Calories: 138 - Protein: 5g - Carbohydrates: 21.5g - Fat: 6.5g - Fiber: 4.5g - Sugar: 1g