Buttery tasting and with a light texture, these butter cookies may become a new favorite to have with your coffee for an afternoon treat! They are coated in sugar which gives them a slightly crunchy texture.
To make the butter cookies, you make a dough by blending butter with cottage cheese, sugar, egg yolks, sugar, salt, vanilla, baking powder, and flour. Then, the dough gets rolled out and cut into circles, which are then folded and coated in sugar before being baked in the oven. These cookies keep well so feel free to scale up the recipe and place some in the freezer to have later on.
What are Butter Cookies?
Butter cookies are Italian cookies that have cottage cheese and butter in the dough. The cottage cheese helps give the dough a beautiful light texture that is melt-in-your-mouth. These cookies are coated in sugar, which melds into them during the baking process, adding a wonderful texture and extra sweetness.
Pro Tips
- Allow the dough to rest for 20 minutes to relax the gluten as this will make the dough easier to work with and result in a light texture.
- Dust your work surface with flour to prevent the dough from sticking when you roll it out. You can dust the cookie cutter with some flour as well.
- Don’t overbake the cookies or they will become tough. You will know they are baked through when they have a light golden color on their bottoms.
- For added texture, you could dust the cookies in turbinado sugar rather than granulated white sugar.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why Rest the Cookie Dough?
While many cookie recipes don’t require resting the dough, this one does. Resting the dough allows the gluten to relax which makes the dough easier to roll out. It also helps the cookies bake to a lighter and more tender texture.
How Can I Prevent the Dough From Sticking?
If you find that your dough is sticking to your work surface, rolling pin, or cookie cutter, simply dust them with additional flour as you work. Chilling the dough in the fridge will help solidify the dough so it is less sticky as well.
Can I Add Other Flavorings to the Butter Cookies?
Yes, you could! These cookies would be delicious with lemon zest or orange zest for a citrus taste. Alternatively, you could add some almond extract if you enjoy a nutty taste in your homemade baked goods.
How to Store Butter Cookies
Once cooled, the butter cookies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for several days. However, if you would like to store them for longer, you could also put them in the freezer for up to 3 months.
Ingredients
How to Make Folded Butter Cookies
In a bowl, blend the butter with the cottage cheese, sugar, egg yolks, and vanilla with an immersion blender. Add the flour, baking powder, and salt, and knead the mixture until a smooth dough forms. Allow it to rest for 20 minutes.
In a bowl, blend the butter with the cottage cheese, sugar, egg yolks, and vanilla with an immersion blender. Add the flour, baking powder, and salt, and knead the mixture until a smooth dough forms. Allow it to rest for 20 minutes.
Roll the dough out and cut it into circles.
Roll the dough out and cut it into circles.
Dip each circle in sugar to coat. Fold each circle in half and draw the two points together. Dip them in the sugar again.
Dip each circle in sugar to coat. Fold each circle in half and draw the two points together. Dip them in the sugar again.
Arrange the cookies on a baking sheet and bake them in a 360 F (180 C) oven for 25 minutes.
Arrange the cookies on a baking sheet and bake them in a 360 F (180 C) oven for 25 minutes.
Serve and enjoy!
Serve and enjoy!
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