Name: Cottage Cheese Cookies Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 16 servings
Ingredients: 320 g flour; 100 g butter; 120 ml kefir (or yogurt); 1 egg; 2 tablespoons sugar; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 1 pinch salt; Zest of 1 lemon; Powdered sugar (for sprinkling)

Directions

1. Step

In a large bowl, mix the flour and baking powder. Add the butter and rub it into the flour with your fingers until the mixture resembles fine crumbs.

2. Step

In a separate bowl, whisk the egg, sugar, kefir (or yogurt), vanilla, and salt until well combined. Stir in the lemon zest. Gradually add the wet mixture to the flour mixture, kneading gently until a soft dough forms.

3. Step

Divide the dough into 16 equal portions and roll each into a ball. Roll each ball out into a flat disc. Sprinkle powdered sugar over the surface. Make a few cuts on one side of the disc (without cutting all the way through). Roll the dough from the uncut side, then shape it into a round flower-like form. Sprinkle with additional sugar and place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.