Description
Cottage Cheese Cookie Skillet delivers a warm, gooey, 5-ingredient indulgent treat for cozy nights. Creamy cottage cheese blends with butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar, egg, vanilla, and flour to form a soft, bakery-worthy cookie baked right in a skillet. Folded with chocolate chips and served warm, this comforting dessert tastes decadently rich while offering a protein-packed twist perfect for sharing straight from the pan.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup cottage cheese
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour or gluten-free flour blend
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- ¾ cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Lightly grease a cast iron skillet or oven-safe pan.
- Blend cottage cheese until smooth.
- In a large bowl, cream butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until light and fluffy.
- Mix in blended cottage cheese, egg, and vanilla extract.
- In a separate bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, and salt.
- Gradually combine dry ingredients with wet ingredients.
- Fold in chocolate chips.
- Press dough evenly into prepared skillet.
- Bake 20–25 minutes until edges are golden and center is just set.
- Cool slightly before serving.
Notes
- For a creamier texture, blend cottage cheese until completely smooth.
- Use gluten-free flour to make this recipe GF-friendly.
- Serve warm with a scoop of ice cream or extra chocolate chips on top.
- Leftovers can be stored covered in the fridge for up to 3 days; rewarm before serving.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/8 skillet (serves 8)
- Calories: 375 per serving
- Sugar: 23 g
- Sodium: 125 mg
- Fat: 22 g
- Saturated Fat: 12 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 40 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 9 g
- Cholesterol: 95 mg
Keywords: Cottage Cheese Cookie Skillet, skillet cookie, cottage cheese dessert, 5-ingredient dessert, chocolate chip skillet, cozy night dessert, protein dessert, family-friendly dessert