Cottage Cheese Oatmeal Cookies

Cottage Cheese Oatmeal Cookies are a nourishing cross between the classic oatmeal cookie and the new cottage cheese cookie sensation. These simple little cookies are perfect for a quick snack, a healthy dessert, or a grab and go breakfast. Plus, they’re really easy to make.

Cottage cheese adds a soft, chewy texture, kind of like a muffin top, and it boosts the protein content of these old-fashioned cookies. Making these wholesome cookies a little more of a satisfying and nutritious treat than your average cookie. This recipe was my third most popular recipe that I published in 2025. Come see all the Most Popular Recipes of 2025.

For more help in meeting your protein goals, check out my Protein Tiramisu.

Benefits of these cookies

• Egg free: cottage cheese acts as a binding agent in this recipe
• Super simple and easy to make, simply mix everything together and bake
• Besides adding protein, cottage cheese adds moisture, richness, and a tender texture to baked goods
• Oatmeal is so good for you. It adds fiber to your day, and may help lower cholesterol.

I almost always use Lucerne full fat large curd cottage cheese. I find the flavor is always good, and the texture is great. Recently I bought a different brand of cottage cheese because I was shopping at a different store that didn’t carry Lucerne.

I was really surprised at the difference in texture between the two brands. The Lucerne was thick, while the other brand was very thin and watery. It still tasted great, but the two will definitely give different results if used in this recipe.

If you start with a thin watery cottage cheese, the end product will be thinner. Now, in the case of a pudding it may not be a problem to have a thinner treat. But, if you’re using cottage cheese in a baked good, the extra water can have an effect.

So I recommend that if your cottage cheese is very thin and watery, place it in a strainer lined with cheesecloth or a coffee filter over a bowl and refrigerate overnight to drain off the excess liquid. 

But how do they taste?

They are delicious! These healthy Protein Cookies are just right for starting the day as a delicious breakfast cookie. Or an afternoon snack. Take them hiking with you. Or in your lunch bag, instead of a protein bar.

They have a fun soft chewy texture, like muffin tops, so they’re a little different than your typical classic oatmeal cookie. Want another fun healthy cookie? Check out my Raw Blueberry Almond Cookies!

Mix ins

I love these plain with no mix ins. And even better with chocolate chips.

Feel free to add your favorites: raisins, dried cranberries, any dried fruit, sunflower seeds, chopped nuts

For a cowboy cookie, add ¼ cup chopped pecans, ¼ cup shredded coconut, ¼ cup chocolate chips, and a dash of cinnamon

Add in some other warm spices like ground ginger or nutmeg to make a spiced cookie

Make them gluten free by swapping Bob’s Red Mill or another brand of 1:1 gluten-free baking mix for the all-purpose flour

Add some cocoa powder to the mix for a chocolate cookie

Make them almond cookies with chopped almonds and some almond extract

How to Store

These cookies can be stored in an airtight container and kept on the counter at room temperature for up to 3 days. For longer storage, place them in the fridge for about a week. They can also be stored in the freezer in a freezer safe bag for up to 3 months. Thaw them on the counter before enjoying.

Cottage cheese recipes

Can’t get enough of these cottage cheese recipes, especially in baked goods? Me either! Be sure to check out my Blueberry Cottage Cheese Cake, Cottage Cheese Dill Bread, and the viral cottage cheese bread.

I also have a collection of high protein desserts that you may love. If you love these viral recipes, you have to check out my version of the Viral One Pan Dumpling Bake as well.