I am so happy to hear that you enjoyed the cookies. You won’t be able to roll the dough out very well if it’s not cold enough. 20. Had to stop myself :). My kids would love these:)))) You’re welcome, Olga! Yes, I remember these too from my childhood. Answer I especially love cooking food that is from my Slavic heritage:). How simple is that? This is the same concept as puff pastry and pie dough. You will have 80-100 cookies, depending on the size that you make them. How many parts of a cup is 7.5 oz of cottage cheese? Knead it a little if needed (to bring it together). All of it turned out really good! I do use cottage cheese if i don’t have farmers cheese handy. I am so glad you enjoyed the cookies. cookies, farmers cheese, cinnamon, crackers, salt, flour, fleur de sel and 3 more. Just made these yummy cookies – my husband can’t stop eating them. Would you happen to know for how long I can keep the dough in the fridge? 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The milk we buy in the store in Poland is pasteurized; the farmer’s cheese, I’m sure is not. Thank you for taking the time to write. Then I took cold dough from the fridge again and those did rise. These are so yummy! Olga, Ricotta is a lot more moist than farmer’s cheese, so I’m not sure. Paramitha and Lena, Absolutely, Lena. The dough is based on farmer’s cheese, butter, flour and eggs. These cookies are deliciously crunchy on the outside and soft with a nice bit of sour on the inside. I am a newbie in cooking and stumbled on similar recipes at other websites. on Step 12. Just made these.. so good as always… I followed your recipe the very first time but lately I make these with cottage cheese and not adding any water. 21 days ago Add the egg yolks and water. There is something so special about the recipes that have been made and enjoyed for generations. These are definitely a very common recipe for Russians/Belarussians. We grew up eating these cookies. Everyone loved them so much. 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