Soft Heart Shaped Cookies (With Farmer's Cheese)
These heart-shaped cookies use farmer’s cheese for a tender, soft texture. They are so easy and fun to make for the whole family!
Equipment
- 1 large bowl
- heart cookie cutters I used large, medium, and small.
- mixing bowl
- Baking pan
Ingredients
- ¾ cup (200 g.) farmer's cheese
- 7 tablespoons (100 g.) softened butter
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1⅔ cup (210 grams) all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Freeze Dried Strawberry Sugar Coating (optional)
- ¼ cup freeze dried strawberries
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, combine farmer’s cheese and softened butter using a fork. Add sugar and vanilla, and mix until smooth.¾ cup (200 g.) farmer's cheese , 7 tablespoons (100 g.) softened butter.¼ cup granulated sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract.
- Stir in the flour until the dough is slightly sticky. Add a little more flour if needed. Refrigerate the cookie dough for at least 30 minutes. 1⅔ cup (210 grams) all-purpose flour
- Optional strawberry coating: Crush freeze-dried strawberries in a food processor. In a shallow dish, mix with a little sugar.¼ cup freeze dried strawberries , 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- Preheat oven to 350℉. Line the baking pan with parchment paper.
- Remove about ¼ amount of the dough from the fridge (keep the rest covered in the fridge). On a lightly floured surface, roll it out to about ½ inch thickness Use a cookie cutter to cut out heart-shaped cookies. Repeat the process with remaining dough. Note: You may need to bake in 2 batches if they don’t fit on one pan.
- Roll each cookie in the crushed freeze-dried strawberries, pressing gently so they stick. Transfer the cookies on a baking pan lined with parchment paper.
- Bake cookies for about 12-14 minutes in the preheated to 350℉ oven. Once they cool completely, store them in the fridge in air-tight container for up to 5 days.
Notes
This recipe makes about 30 smaller cookies, and about 22-25 medium cookies.
You can use ricotta cheese if you cannot find farmer's cheese.
This cookies are less sweet than your usual cookies ( still satisfy the sweet tooth perfectly), if you want them to be sweater, add ½ cup of sugar in stead of ½ cup.
Nutrition
Calories: 70kcalCarbohydrates: 8.7gProtein: 1.4gFat: 3.4gCholesterol: 8.9mgSodium: 43.4mgFiber: 0.4gSugar: 3.1g
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