Description
Soft and bright cottage cheese lemon cookies with cake-like texture and 3g protein each.
Ingredients
1 cup cottage cheese (blended)
1/2 cup unsalted butter
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
1 tablespoon lemon zest
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Blend cottage cheese until smooth.
3. Cream butter and sugar.
4. Mix in cottage cheese, egg, lemon zest, lemon juice, and vanilla.
5. Whisk dry ingredients and combine with wet mixture.
6. Scoop onto baking sheet and bake 10–12 minutes.
7. Cool and glaze if desired.
Notes
Blend cottage cheese thoroughly.
Do not overbake.
Store airtight up to 5 days.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 9g
- Sodium: 90mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fiber: 0.5g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 25mg