Would you like to savor something delectable, keeping your WW points within limit? These weight watchers Cottage Cheese Cookies are the ideal solution! The secret ingredient, cottage cheese, gives them softness, subtle sweetness, and protein content. Your desires will thank you later, and you’ll enjoy how easy these Cottage Cheese Cookies are to create.
Come on, let’s bake!
Quick Recipe Overview
- WW Friendly: Yes!
- Flavor: Somewhat creamy and mildly sweet
- Texture: Chewy and soft
- Prep Time: Ten minutes for the preparation
- Bake Time: Must bake for 12 to 15 minutes.
- Total Time: A Total of 25 minutes is needed to bake it.
- Serving: 12 cookies
- WW Points: Roughly two to three per cookie.
Ingredients:
- One half a cup of cottage cheese with less cholesterol
- A single yolk from an egg
- One teaspoon of vanilla extract
- Half a cup of sugar substitute (Which can be erythritol, monk fruit, or stevia)
- Three-fourths of a cup of oat flour (or blended oats)
- Half a teaspoon of baking powder
- A small pinch of salt
- Last but it’s optional: Chocolate chips, or vanilla (Components that are WW-friendly)
Tool:
- Mixing bowl
- Spoon or spatula
- Baking tray
- Parchment paper
- Measuring spoons & cups
How to make it
- Set the oven temperature to 175°C (350°F).
- Put parchment paper on a tray.
- Include cottage cheese, egg, sugar replacement, & vanilla in a bowl.
- Mix well to incorporate everything.
- Add a bit of salt, baking powder, and oat flour.
- Beat everything together until it’s nicely blended.
- (Optional) Add some chocolate chips or cinnamon and fold.
- Leave room between scooping a spoonful of dough onto your tray.
- Bake until nicely golden, around fifteen minutes.
- Enjoy warm or cold after 5 minutes of cooling!
Ingredients Notes:
Cottage Cheese
- This recipe’s foundation is cottage cheese, which adds moisture and protein to the cookies. Keep it Weight Watchers-friendly by using cottage cheese that is low in fat or fat-free. It produces a texture that is delicate and slightly creamy. To make the cookies smoother, just combine the cottage cheese before adding it.
Egg:
- The egg helps the cookies maintain their shapes and binds the components together. Additionally, it adds fluff. Eggs are a fantastic fit because they are zero(0) points on most of the plans of WW. A flax egg or a chia egg can be made vegan by combining 1 tablespoon of seeds with 3 tablespoons of water.
Essence of vanilla:
- Vanilla essence enhances the flavor of the cookies overall and adds a warm, sweet scent. It makes a significant taste change but has zero impact on WW points, so it’s worth adding!
Sugar Substitute:
- Use erythritol, stevia, or monk fruit as a sugar substitute to keep things sweet without adding extra sugar. You may enjoy cookies guilt-free with these WW-friendly, zero-calorie selections. Adjust to your preferred level of sweetness.
Oat flour:
- The use of oat flour gives the cookies a soft texture, fiber, and slight nuttiness. It works nicely in Weight Watchers recipes and is a great substitute for refined flour. in case you don’t have oat flour, you can easily make it by grinding rolled oats into a fine powder.
Baking Powder:
- The cookies get a boost from the baking powder lighter texture and helps them rise more easily. However, being used carefully, it is necessary for soft, bakery-style cookies.
Salt:
Must use salt, don’t skip it, even a small pinch of salt makes a difference
Storage Details:
Refrigerating:
- Firstly, you make cookies once your cookies have completely cooled to room temperature, then store them in an airtight container in the fridge. This keeps these cookies fresh and soft for the next five days. You can use them cold, or quickly reheat them to bring back that freshly-baked feel and enjoy your cookies.
Freezing:
- Arrange the cookies on a tray & freeze them, then transfer the frozen cookies into a bag/container(freezer-safe). Frozen cookies will stay good for the next 3 months.
Reheating:
- To enjoy warm cookies, put them in the microwave for fifteen seconds. If you use a preheated oven at 300°F (150°C) for about 5 minutes. To restore the softness, pour a small amount of water on the top if you feel a bit dry before microwaving.
Tips:
- To make the cookies smoother, mix the cottage cheese first if you don’t like the texture.
- The cookie dough becomes firmer after 15 to 20 minutes of resting, which facilitates shaping and keeps it from spreading during baking.
- In order to prevent sticking and facilitate cleanup, put the baking paper on the tray.
- These cookies bake quickly. Must check in 10 minutes. They should be soft and somewhat yellow.
FAQs
Can I taste cottage cheese in the cookies?
- Not at all! The flavor melds with the other components. To achieve a smoother cookie, blend the cottage cheese before mixing if you have a texture sensitivity.
May I use any other flour?
- Yes, you can substitute almond flour or whole wheat flour for the oat flour, but the texture and WW points will be slightly different. To achieve the ideal balance, stick with oat flour.
What can I use in replacement of eggs?
- A flaxmeal/chia egg works great. Simply combine one tablespoon of chia or flax seeds with three tablespoons of water, then leave it for the next 5 minutes.
Can I add chocolate chips?
- Yes, use sugar-free or mini dark brown chocolate chips to keep points low.
Nutrition Info (per cookie)
About 80 calories
4g of protein
2g of fat
9g of carbohydrates
Sugar: around 1g
WW Points: 2–3 (see your WW application).