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Soft and Sweet Cheese Cookies with Farmers Cheese

These soft, tangy yet sweet Farmers Cheese Cookies are a definite hit with everyone. Made with ricotta cheese and sour cream, they’re not your everyday cookie.
Total Time1 hour 30 minutes
Course: Desserts
Cuisine: Russian
Allergy: Nut Free, Vegetarian
Servings: 32 cookies
Calories: 1kcal
Author: Marina Rizhkov

Equipment

  • Set of bowls
  • Cooling rack
  • hand mixer
  • Spatula set
  • whisk

Ingredients

  • 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 cup farmer's cheese, or ricotta cheese
  • 2 tsp sour cream
  • 1 pinch vanilla
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp lemon juice
  • 2 cups flour, plus a little extra for sprinkling
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 Tbsp unsalted butter, extra

Instructions

  • In a large bowl, beat the butter until smooth with no clumps.
    1 cup unsalted butter,, 2 Tbsp unsalted butter,
    Softened butter whipping with hand mixers in a glass bowl.
  • Add farmer’s cheese to the butter. Mix well with a spoon.
    1 cup farmer's cheese,
    Farmer's cheese and butter in a glass bowl with a wooden spoon.
  • Fold in the sour cream and vanilla.
    2 tsp sour cream, 1 pinch vanilla
    Adding sour cream to a bowl of butter with a wooden spoon.
  • In a separate medium bowl or cup, mix the baking soda and lemon juice, it will foam. Add to the bowl with the rest of the ingredients.
    ½ tsp baking soda, 1 tsp lemon juice
    baking soda and lemon in a bowl with a lemon wedge on the side.
  • Fold in the all purpose flour. Mix well until all is incorporated. The dough should be soft. (mixing with hands will help incorporate faster).
    2 cups flour,
    Glass bowl of cookie dough.
  • Preheat the oven to 350F. Also prepare a baking sheet by putting a sheet of parchment paper.
    Parchment paper on a baking sheet.
  • With a whisk, in a small bowl whisk the egg to brush the top of each cookie.
    1 large egg
    Whisked egg yolks in a glass bowl with a whisk.
  • Divide the dough in half. Sprinkle some flour onto your surface where you can roll out the dough.
    Two sections of dough, separated.
  • Take one half of the dough and gently roll it out into a rectangle shape. (If the dough is sticking to the surface, it means you are pushing too hard).
    Rolling dough with a wooden rolling pin.
  • Sprinkle a generous amount of sugar throughout the rolled-out dough. (leave some for the other half of the dough and sprinkle on top of each cookie).
    Sugar sprinkled onto a rectangle of dough atop flour.
  • From the long side roll in the dough.
    Rolled dough on an oven-safe baking sheet.
  • Cut into small pieces. (Remember, they will expand when baking). Put each piece onto the baking sheets and lightly push down each piece with two fingers to seal the open end.
    Preparing farmer's cheese cookies to bake with an egg wash and sugar in a bowl on the side.
  • Brush each cookie with a whisked egg, and sprinkle with sugar.
    ½ cup sugar
    Preparing farmer's cheese cookies to bake with an egg wash and sugar in a bowl on the side.
  • Repeat the process with the other half of the dough.
  • Place the cookies into the preheated oven and bake for 35-40 minutes or until golden brown.
    Baked sweet cheese cookies on a baking tray.

Notes

Use a sharp knife or a pastry cutter to ensure clean and precise cuts when dividing the rolled-out dough into individual pieces.

Nutrition

Calories: 1kcal | Carbohydrates: 0.1g | Protein: 0.02g | Fat: 0.1g | Saturated Fat: 0.1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.004g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.02g | Trans Fat: 0.003g | Cholesterol: 0.4mg | Sodium: 4mg | Potassium: 0.3mg | Fiber: 0.002g | Sugar: 0.02g | Vitamin A: 3IU | Vitamin C: 0.01mg | Calcium: 0.1mg | Iron: 0.003mg