These golden coconut cottage cheese cookies are soft, chewy, and lightly sweet, with a delicate coconut crunch in every bite. Made with simple pantry ingredients and naturally gluten-free rice flour, they come together in one bowl for an easy treat any day of the week.
Ingredients
- 360 g (1 2/3 cups) cottage cheese
- 2 eggs
- 70 g (3/4 cup) desiccated coconut
- 120 g (1 cup) rice flour
- Sugar, to taste
- 1 tsp baking powder
Instructions
- Mix everything until uniform.
- Divide the dough and shape into cookies.
- Preheat the oven to 180 C (350 F).
- Bake about 25 minutes – start checking at 20; they are done when fully golden.
Tips
- Drain very wet cottage cheese well so the cookies hold their shape.
- Sweeten to taste, since cottage cheese varies in saltiness.
- Cool the cookies on the tray for 10 minutes before moving them.
For more cottage cheese baking, try our cookies and donuts. For more baking inspiration, visit Allrecipes and Serious Eats.
Nutrition: per 100 g: 223 kcal, protein 4 g, fat 5 g, carbs 5 g.