TikTok is convinced you can make cookie dough from cottage cheese. I tried it — and sorry, I'm not buying it.

Maria NoyenJul 9, 2023, 16:13 IST

The author is not a fan of TikTok's latest food trend: cottage-cheese cookie dough.Maria Noyen/Insider

Cottage-cheese cookie dough is the latest viral recipe to take TikTok by storm.
The recipe was originally shared on the platform by New York Times best-selling author, Jake Cohen.

For some reason unbeknownst to me, cottage cheese is having a moment.

As of Friday, the tag "Cottage Cheese Recipes" has over 26.3 million views on the platform with users sharing unique ways to use a humble tub of cottage cheese to make scrambled eggs, a dip for sausages, and cheesecake.

But the wildest recipe I've come across so far has got to be cottage-cheese cookie dough.

Jake Cohen, a chef and New York Times bestselling author, originally shared the recipe in a video in May. It's since exploded across the platform, amassing over 4.8 million views, and dividing opinion.

Narrating the clip, Cohen said he was "honestly ashamed" to share the recipe but "kind of obsessed" with it nonetheless.

One of the top-liked comments under the video was from a user asking someone to make it and tell them "if it's actually good."

I took one for the team and gave it go. Read on to hear my verdict.

Chef Jake Cohen's recipe for cottage-cheese cookie dough only calls for six ingredients.

The ingredients required for Cohen's cottage-cheese cookie dough.Maria Noyen/Insider

Starting off, I popped a pound of cottage cheese into my blender.

Adding the cottage cheese.Maria Noyen/Insider

Next up, I poured in the maple syrup.

Adding the maple syrup.Maria Noyen/Insider

The last liquid to go into the blender was vanilla extract.

Adding the vanilla extract.Maria Noyen/Insider

The wet ingredients nearly put me off trying the whole recipe before I blended them.

The mixture pre-blending.Maria Noyen/Insider

But after 30 seconds in the blender, the creamy mixture was much more pleasing to the eye.

Pouring the mixture out after blending.Maria Noyen/Insider

Then, it was time to throw in the dry ingredients — for starters, I added in the almond flour.

Adding the almond flour.Maria Noyen/Insider

Then, I added in the vanilla protein powder.

Adding the vanilla flavored protein powder.Maria Noyen/Insider

The wet and dry ingredients combined super easily.

Mixing everything together.Maria Noyen/Insider

Upon closer inspection, the "dough" was very grainy and looked almost like dried out oatmeal.

A closer look at the texture of the mixture.Maria Noyen/Insider

The final step was adding in the chocolate chips.

Adding a mix of dark and white chocolate chunks.Maria Noyen/Insider

From a distance and with the right lighting, the final result could possibly be mistaken for regular cookie dough.

A spoonful of the cottage-cheese cookie dough.Maria Noyen/Insider

I had several bites and quickly came to the following conclusion: Cottage cheese is not cookie dough.

The author was not impressed with the flavor of the cookie dough.Maria Noyen/Insider

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TikTok is convinced you can make cookie dough from cottage cheese. I tried it &mdash; and sorry, I'm not buying it.