High-Protein Soft Banana Cottage Cookies🍁
Featuring cottage cheese, banana, oats & toasted almonds
Soft, nourishing, protein-packed cookies with cozy flavour and a tender, slightly cakey texture.
💛 Why We Love It:
These cookies are one of those feel-good bakes that hit the sweet spot between wholesome and satisfying. The banana brings natural sweetness, the cottage cheese adds moisture and protein, and the oats make them hearty enough for a snack or quick breakfast bite. I also add toasted slivered almonds for a little extra texture, a nice nutty flavour, and an added protein boost.
Pure Canuck tip: Toast the slivered almonds first before adding them to the cookie mix — it brings out their flavour beautifully and gives the cookies a little extra something special.
🛒 What’s In It + Why It’s Good For You
| Ingredient | Amount | Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| 🧀 Cottage Cheese | 1 cup | High in protein, helps support muscles and bones, and keeps the cookies soft and moist. |
| 🍌 Ripe Bananas, mashed | 2 | Naturally sweet, rich in potassium, and great for moisture and flavour. |
| 🥚 Egg | 1 large | Adds protein and helps bind everything together. |
| 🌾 Rolled Oats | 1 cup | A good source of fibre that helps keep you feeling fuller longer. |
| 💪 Pea Protein | 2–3 tbsp | Boosts the protein content for a more satisfying snack. |
| ✨ Chia Seeds | 2 tbsp | Adds fibre, healthy fats, and helps hold moisture in the cookies. |
| 🌼 Vanilla | 1 tsp | Adds warmth and rounds out the flavour beautifully. |
| 🤎 Cinnamon | 1/2 tsp | Brings cozy flavour and a little antioxidant boost. |
| 🧂 Salt | Pinch | Balances the sweetness and lifts the overall flavour. |
| 🍁 Maple Syrup (optional) | 1–2 tbsp | Adds a touch of natural sweetness with a true Canadian twist. |
| 🌰 Slivered Almonds, toasted | To taste | Adds crunch, extra protein, healthy fats, and a lovely toasted nutty flavour. |
✨ Optional Add-Ins
- 🍒 Dried cranberries
- 🍫 Dark chocolate chips
- 🌿 Hemp seeds
- 🥜 Chopped nuts
- 🌰 Toasted slivered almonds for added texture and protein
👩🍳 How To Make Them
- Blend the cottage cheese until smooth.
- Mash or cream the bananas until mostly smooth.
- Add the egg, vanilla, cinnamon, pea protein, and chia seeds, and mix well.
- Let the mixture sit for about 10 minutes so the chia and oats can absorb moisture.
- Stir in the rolled oats.
- Toast the slivered almonds lightly, let them cool slightly, then fold them into the cookie mixture.
- Add any other optional mix-ins if using.
- Scoop onto a parchment-lined baking tray and flatten slightly.
- Bake at 350°F (175°C) for 20 minutes or so, until set and lightly golden. (even if very golden, it is good)
🍪 Good To Know
Protein: approximately 7–9g per cookie, depending on size and add-ins.
Texture: soft, moist, and slightly cakey — not dry.
Serving idea: Great as a quick breakfast bite, afternoon snack, or tucked into lunchboxes.