Cottage Cheese Cookies

Total Time
Prep: 25 min. + chilling Bake: 15 min.

Updated on Oct. 14, 2022

These delicate, puffy turnover cookies are sparked with raspberry and almond—delightful with afternoon tea.

Test Kitchen Approved

Cottage Cheese Cookies

Yield: 4 dozen
Prep: 25 min
Cook: 15 min

Ingredients

  • 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup cold butter
  • 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons cream-style cottage cheese
  • Raspberry jam
  • glaze:
    • 1 cup confectioners' sugar
    • 1/8 teaspoon almond extract
    • 2% milk

Directions

  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.
  2. On a floured surface, roll dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with a 3-in. round cutter. Place a level 1/4 teaspoon 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.
  3. 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.
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