Cottage Cheese Protein Matcha Cookies

If you like matcha and you like cookies, these little green cookies are for you. They are soft, lightly sweet, and easy to make at home.

The star here is cottage cheese. It keeps the cookies moist and tender, and it gives them a nice soft bite that stays fresh longer.

These are also high protein, so they make a good snack when you want something sweet but still filling.

The matcha adds a gentle earthy flavor, and the white chocolate chips balance it out with a bit of extra sweetness.

They come together in one bowl and a blender, and they bake in about 12 minutes. Simple and quick.

Why I Love This Recipe

Packed With Protein – Cottage cheese, an egg, and vanilla protein powder team up to give every cookie a real protein boost that keeps you full longer.

Soft and Tender Bite – Blending the cottage cheese smooth makes the dough bake into cookies that stay pillowy soft in the middle.

Beautiful Green Color – The matcha powder turns these cookies a gorgeous earthy green that looks stunning on any plate.

Sweet Meets Earthy – Creamy white chocolate chips balance the gentle grassy flavor of matcha for a taste that feels grown-up and fun.

The Ingredients

• 1 cup Cottage Cheese
• 1 Large Egg
• 1/3 cup Granulated Sugar
• 2 tablespoons Melted Butter
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
• 1 scoop Vanilla Protein Powder
• 1 cup All-Purpose Flour
• 1/2 cup Oat Flour
• 2 teaspoons Matcha Powder
• 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
• 1/4 teaspoon Fine Salt
• 1/3 cup White Chocolate Chips

How to Make This Recipe

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Step 2

Blend the cottage cheese, egg, sugar, melted butter, and vanilla extract until completely smooth.

Step 3

Whisk the vanilla protein powder, all-purpose flour, oat flour, matcha powder, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.

Step 4

Stir the blended cottage cheese mixture into the dry ingredients until a thick dough forms.

Step 5

Fold in the white chocolate chips, then chill the dough for 25 minutes.

Step 6

Scoop 12 portions onto the baking sheet and flatten each cookie gently.

Step 7

Bake for 11 to 13 minutes, until the edges are lightly golden and the centers are set. Cool for 10 minutes before serving.

Quick Tips

Blend the Cottage Cheese Until Fully Smooth

Cottage cheese has those little curds, and if you skip proper blending you’ll taste and feel them in the finished cookies.

Blend the cottage cheese with the egg, sugar, butter, and vanilla until it looks completely creamy with no lumps at all. From my experience, giving it an extra 20-30 seconds past when you think it’s done makes a big difference in the final texture.

Sift the Matcha to Avoid Green Spots

Matcha powder clumps easily, and those clumps turn into bitter little pockets in your cookies.

My favorite trick here is to sift the matcha into the dry ingredients before whisking. This spreads it out evenly so you get that smooth matcha flavor and pretty green color in every bite.

Use good quality culinary grade matcha too, since cheap matcha can taste dull and grassy.

Don’t Skip the Chill Time

The dough is soft and sticky right after mixing, and chilling it for those 25 minutes firms it up so it’s much easier to handle.

Chilled dough also spreads less in the oven, which helps your cookies keep a nice thick shape instead of going flat and thin.

If your kitchen is warm, I’ve found that giving it an extra 10 minutes in the fridge helps even more.

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Quick Answers

Do I need to drain the cottage cheese first?

No, you do not need to drain it because you are blending it into a smooth mixture anyway. The moisture from the cottage cheese actually helps keep these cookies soft and gives them their tender texture.

If your cottage cheese seems really watery, you can pour off any liquid sitting on top, but there is no need to squeeze it out.