Shortbread cookies with cottage cheese
Description
The recipe won't take much time. This shortbread cookie recipe with cottage cheese is great because sugar is only an optional ingredient that you can omit if desired. You can add a bit of honey to the dough to make the baked goods healthier. Serve with tea or coffee.
Instructions
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Step 1
1. Mix softened butter with cottage cheese.
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Step 2
2. Wash and dry the lemon. Grate the zest on a fine grater and add it to a bowl. If desired, this simple recipe for crumbly cottage cheese cookies can also be supplemented with orange or lime zest.
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Step 3
3. Thoroughly mash and beat the mixture until it reaches a uniform consistency.
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Step 4
4. Add salt and baking powder to the flour, then sift.
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Step 5
5. Add the flour in several batches to make the dough lump-free.
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Step 6
6. Divide the finished dough into 3 parts.
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Step 7
7. Roll out each piece of dough fairly thin on the work surface.
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Step 8
8. Next, you can cut out cookies of various shapes from the dough using cookie cutters.
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Step 9
9. If the homemade shortbread cookies with cottage cheese still contain sugar, a piece of dough should be dipped into a plate with sugar, then rolled up (so that the sugar ends up inside).
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Step 10
10. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and place the prepared cookies on it. Put in a preheated oven for about 25-30 minutes. That's the whole secret of making shortbread cookies with cottage cheese. Be sure to save this recipe.