Pumpkin Cottage Cheese Cookie Dough

1 Blend the wet ingredients. Add the cottage cheese, pumpkin purée, maple syrup, and vanilla extract to a high-speed blender. Blend until completely smooth and creamy (about 1-2 minutes), scraping down the sides as needed.
2 Combine the dry ingredients. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the almond flour, vanilla protein powder, pumpkin pie spice and sea salt (if using).
3 Mix the cookie dough. Pour the blended wet ingredients into the bowl with the dry ingredients. Using a silicone spatula, gently fold everything together until fully combined and a thick, cookie-dough-like consistency forms.
4 Add the chocolate chips. Fold in your desired amount of dark chocolate chips, making sure they're evenly distributed throughout the dough.
5 Serve and enjoy! Enjoy immediately or refrigerate until chilled for a firmer cookie dough texture.