Farmer Cheese Cookies
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These Farmer Cheese Cookies are called “Gusinie Lapki” in Russian, which means “goose feet”. Cookies are named for their folded shape. Don’t they look like goose feet? Loaded with farmer cheese and covered in sugar, these cookies are unforgettable treats for kids and adults.Â
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Cookeis are delicious and have an amazing texture. Check also Blueberry No bake Cheesecake.
- These cookies are loaded with farmer’s cheese. Try also Syrniki.
- Cookies remind me of my childhood. Try also Kartoshka Dessert or Chocolate Salami.
Ingredients
- Cheese: Farmer cheese. Do not substitute with ricotta or other cheese.
- Butter: Unsalted butter at room temperature.
- Flour: All-purpose flour.
- Baking Powder: Do not substitute with baking soda.
- Vanilla: Vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste.
- Salt: A pinch of salt for taste.
- Sugar: White granulated sugar for décor.
How to Make This Recipe
In a mixing bowl, sift together all-purpose flour, baking powder, and a pinch of salt. In a large bowl, mix farmer cheese, unsalted butter, and vanilla extract (or vanilla paste). Add flour mixture and mix well. Transfer the dough to a plastic wrap, shape it into a disk, and wrap it tightly. Refrigerate for at least an hour.
Preheat oven to 375°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Roll out dough 1/8 inch thick. Using a 4-inch cutter or an overturned glass or cup, cut out rounds. Gather dough scraps, reroll, and cut out more rounds. Put the granulated sugar into a bowl and press one side of the circle of dough into the sugar. Fold it in half to form a half-moon shape. Press one side into the sugar again, fold it in half, and press one of the sides into the sugar. Repeat with the rest of the dough.Â
Tip from Marina: If you are not ready to bake cookies the same day, you can store cookie dough in the refrigerator for 2-3 days, or in the freezer for a few months.
Place the cookies sugar side up on the prepared baking sheet. Bake for 18-20 minutes, or until the cookies are golden brown. Transfer cookies to a cooling wire rack, and let them cool completely. Cookies are best eaten the day they are made.Â
Tip from Marina: I like to use the Silikomart Air mat for baking cookies.
Recipe FAQs
The main ingredient for cookies is farmer’s cheese, but ricotta or cottage cheese can also be used. You will need to squeeze out the moisture through cheesecloth before using, as farmer’s cheese is denser and has almost no liquid.Â
Store baked cookies at room temperature for 2-3 days in an air-tight container.
In the freezer for up to 3 months in an air-tight container or freezer Ziplock.
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Recipe
Farmer Cheese Cookies
Equipment
- 1 stand mixer or electric hand mixer
- 1 Rolling Pin
Ingredients
Farmer Cheese Cookies
- 2 packs or one pack farmer cheese  426-453 gr Friendship has packs of 213 gr or 453 gr
- 2 sticks unsalted butter room temperature 226 gr
- 3 cups all-purpose flour 360 gr
- 1 Tbsp baking powder
- 1 tsp vanilla extract or vanilla paste
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ cup granulated sugar for décor
Instructions
How to Make Farmer Cheese Cookies
- In a mixing bowl, sift together all-purpose flour, baking powder, and a pinch of salt.Â
- In a large bowl, mix farmer cheese, unsalted butter, and vanilla extract (or vanilla paste).Â
- Add flour mixture and mix well.
- Transfer the dough to a plastic wrap, shape it into a disk, and wrap it tightly. Refrigerate for at least an hour.Â
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.Â
- Roll out dough 1/8 inch thick. Using a 4-inch cutter or an overturned glass or cup, cut out rounds. Gather dough scraps, reroll, and cut out more rounds.Â
- Put granulated sugar into a bowl and press one side of the circle of dough into the sugar. Fold it in half to form a half-moon shape. Press one side into the sugar again, fold it in half, and press one of the sides into the sugar. Repeat with the rest of the dough.Â
- Place the cookies sugar side up on the prepared baking sheet. Bake at 375°F for 18-20 minutes, or until the cookies are golden brown.Â
- Transfer cookies to a cooling wire rack, and let cool completely. Cookies are best eaten the day they are made.Â
Do you use full fat 15%, farmer cheese or lowfat 9%? The specialty market nearby sells both.
I use full fat cheese. Low fat cheese may be runny,but you can still use it. I would recommend to add more flour then.