Curd cookies

[kaysad]

These tender cookies taste like light cakes and easy in preparing.


Ingredients:

1. 200 gr of butter;
2. 150 gr of sugar;
3. 4 egg yolks;
4. 350 gr of flour;
5. 150 gr of cottage cheese or ricotta;
6. 1 teaspoon of baking powder;
7. 1 teaspoon of baking soda
8. 50 gr of nuts or dried fruits.

Preparing:

1. Whip butter with sugar until white mixture arise. Keep whipping, add egg yolks and cottage cheese.
2. Add flour, baking powder, baking soda, chopped&fried nuts or dried fruits, knead the mixture for some time. Than cover with a towel and leave it in a fridge for 30 minutes or more.
3. Preheat an oven to 360 °F.  Form 1-2 inch balls from the dough.  You can dip top layer of cookie into sugar. Lay balls on the tray with 2 inch distance between each other.  Bake it for 20-25 minutes or until gold-yellow crust. It should be soft inside when just baked.

These cookies stay good for a long time, even without keeping in hermetic container.