1. Preheat oven to 350°.
2. In a small mixing bowl, combine ¼ cup flour and 3 tbsp sugar.
3. Using your fingertips, rub butter into dry ingredients until crumbly; set crumb mixture aside.
4. In a large mixing bowl, whisk remaining flour and sugar with chocolate chips, baking powder and salt; set aside.
5. In a separate large mixing bowl, combine cottage cheese, eggs, oil, milk and vanilla; whisk until smooth.
6. Using a silicone spatula, slowly fold flour mixture into cottage cheese mixture.
7. Scoop batter evenly into a 12-cup muffin pan lined with paper baking cups; top each muffin evenly with crumb mixture.
8. Bake in preheated oven until a toothpick comes out clean with just a few moist crumbs attached (18-22 min.).
9. Remove muffins from oven; cool in pan for 5 min.
10. Remove muffins from pan; transfer to a wire rack to continue cooling.
11. Serve warm or at room temperature. 

Tasty Tip:

• For best results when baking with cottage cheese, blend it to a silky-smooth consistency using a high-speed blender, food processor or immersion blender.

Nutrition Note:

• These muffins provide over 5 g of protein each.