COTTAGE CHEESE COOKIES

By porklion

Ingredients

• GLAZE:
• 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 1 cup cold butter
• 1 cup (8 ounces) plus 2 tablespoons cream-style cottage cheese
• Raspberry jam
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon almond extract
• Milk

Details

Servings 24
Preparation time 25mins
Cooking time 40mins
Adapted from tasteofhome.com

Preparation

Step 1

Place flour in a medium bowl; cut in butter as for pie crust. Blend in cottage cheese until mixture forms a ball (can use a food processor). Chill 1 hour.

On a floured surface, roll dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with a 3-in. round cutter. Place a level 1/4 teaspoon of jam in center of reach cookie. Moisten edges and fold in half; seal tightly with a fork. Place on lightly greased baking sheets; prick tops with fork.

Bake at 400° for 15 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on wire racks. For glaze, combine the sugar, extract and enough milk to make thin spreading consistency; drizzle over cooled cookies.
Yield: 4 dozen.

Originally published as Cottage Cheese Cookies in Grandma's Great Desserts Cookbook
1992, p57