Christmas Baking
Farmers Cheese Cookies: Soft Heart-Shaped Cutouts From a No-Stick Dough Ready for the Oven in 10 Minutes
Soft farmers cheese cookies cut into hearts, made from a quick no-stick dough and dusted with powdered sugar.
NutritionApproximate, per serving
Instructions
Blend the wet ingredients. Put the farmer's cheese, egg, sugar and softened butter in a bowl. Blend everything with an immersion blender until smooth and creamy.
Add the dry ingredients. Add the flour, baking powder, salt and lemon zest to the cream. Do not blend any more; quickly work it by hand into a soft, non-sticky dough.
Roll out the dough. Transfer the dough to a floured surface. Roll it out to about 3/16 inch (4 to 5 mm) thick, not paper-thin.
Cut out shapes. Cut out hearts or other Christmas shapes. Place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, with small gaps between them.
Add the fork pattern. Press gentle notches around the edge of each cookie with a fork. This gives the cookies a pretty, professional look.
Bake until pale golden. Bake in a preheated oven at 350°F (180°C) for about 12 to 15 minutes. Watch them: they should stay light, with only the edges turning golden.
Finish. While the cookies are still warm, dust them generously with powdered sugar, which will stick nicely to the surface.
- Use block-style farmer's cheese; tub-style cheese is too wet.
- Do not overwork the dough or the cookies turn hard.
- Soft for 5 to 7 days in an airtight container.