Sugarcoated Cottage Cheese Cookies

These Sugarcoated Cottage Cheese Cookies have a buttery taste and tender texture that makes them a delight to eat! The dough contains cottage cheese which helps give the dough richness and a soft texture. These cookies make a delicious snack with a cup of coffee or tea in the afternoon, but they can also be enjoyed as a dessert. Part of what is so special about them is their appearance, as the dough for each cookie is folded in a particular way after being coated in sugar.

To make the cottage cookies, the butter, cottage cheese, egg yolks, and vanilla are first combined in a bowl before being mixed with the flour, baking powder, and salt. Then, the dough gets rolled out before being cut into circles, coated in sugar, and assembled into cookies.

What are Cottage Cookies?

These cottage cookies are cookies that are made with a dough that includes cottage cheese. While the cottage cheese doesn’t impart a lot of flavor on its own, it gives the cookies an appealing texture while also adding plenty of protein. These cookies have a vanilla flavor that makes them delicious for dunking into a cup of tea.

Pro Tips

• Make sure the butter is nice and soft before you start making the cookie dough. To soften it quickly, you can grate it with a box grater or cut it into small cubes before setting it on a plate to soften.
• Roll the dough into an even layer to ensure that each cookie has the same thickness. Generally a ¼-inch is a good thickness to roll cookie dough to.
• Use a round 2 or 3-inch cookie cutter to cut the dough into cookies. However, if you don’t have a round cookie cutter, you could also use a glass to cut the dough into cookies.
• Feel free to modify the flavor of the dough by replacing the vanilla extract with coconut extract or almond extract, or adding lemon zest or orange zest.
• These cookies would be delicious adorned with an icing sugar glaze. Simply mix icing sugar with enough milk or lemon juice to turn it into a glaze consistency. Then, drizzle it on top of the cookies before allowing it to dry and set.

What to Serve with Cottage Cookies?

These cottage cookies are delicious with tea or coffee. They also make a wonderful addition to a dessert table with other cookies or cakes.

Can I Use Another Type of Cheese?

Yes, if you don’t love cottage cheese or prefer not to use it, you could easily replace it with ricotta. Ricotta has a similar texture to cottage cheese which makes it an excellent replacement.

What if I Don’t Have a Round Cookie Cutter?

If you don’t have a round cookie cutter, you could cut the dough into other shapes instead and simply choose not to fold them the way that you would if you were making round cookies. Alternatively, you could use a glass or mason jar to cut round cookies out of the dough.

How Will I Know the Cottage Cookies are Baked?

The cottage cookies will be baked when they are golden around the edges and on their bottoms. If the bottom of the cookies are still pale, they will need a few more minutes to bake.

How to Store Cottage Cookies

You can store the cottage cookies in an airtight container at room temperature where they should stay fresh for 3 to 5 days. Alternatively, you can place them in the freezer to keep them for several months for longer storage.

How to Make Cottage Cookies

Step 1

Step 1

In a bowl, beat the butter with the cottage cheese and egg yolks until combined.

In a bowl, beat the butter with the cottage cheese and egg yolks until combined.

Step 2

Step 2

Add the flour, baking powder, and salt to the butter mixture, and mix until a smooth dough forms. Allow it to rest for 10 minutes.

Add the flour, baking powder, and salt to the butter mixture, and mix until a smooth dough forms. Allow it to rest for 10 minutes.

Step 3

Step 3

Roll the dough into a thin layer. Cut it into circles and dip the circles in sugar.

Roll the dough into a thin layer. Cut it into circles and dip the circles in sugar.

Step 4

Step 4

Fold each circle in half and then in half again. Place them on a baking sheet. Bake them in a 180 C/360 F oven for 25 minutes.

Fold each circle in half and then in half again. Place them on a baking sheet. Bake them in a 180 C/360 F oven for 25 minutes.

Step 5

Step 5

Allow the cookies to cool before serving.

Allow the cookies to cool before serving.