Today is already April and I can finally say that the spring is here! Wait a minute, but you leave in California where the summer is all year around, you may say. Yes, it’s very green and nice all year around, but this year we had a lot of rainy days which means we spend a lot of time inside of the house.
Every day of last week my kids and I went to the local park, so we can enjoy the warm breeze, the blue sky and an incredible number of squirrels, lizards and butterflies. It looks like everyone comes out to get a piece of the sun!
Catching butterflies with my daughter, gave me an idea to make butterfly cookies. The main ingredient of those cookie is farmers cheese and I could not help myself not to take advantage of it. Sweet and crunchy on the outside, soft and delicate on the inside, with a slight taste of lemon, those cookies are a perfect treat for spring!
The best part of making those cookies was spending time with my boy in the kitchen. He is an amazing helper and I enjoyed every minute with him.
My Little Shef
That’s how we make farmers cheese butterfly cookies…
Ingredients:
1 cup farmers cheese
1 stick butter (113g) room temperature
¼ cup sugar + ½ cup for dipping
2 eggs
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 ½ cup flour + more if needed
¼ teaspoon salt
Zest of 1 lemon
Step 1
In a stand mixer bowl mix together farmers cheese, butter and sugar.
Step 2
Add one egg and mix again.
Step 3
In a clean bowl put together flour, salt, baking powder and give a little stir.
Step 4
Add the flour mixture to the cheese mixture and on the low speed knead the dough.
Step 5
Dump the dough on to the floured surface and use your hands to knead the dough into a ball (you may need a little bit more flour). Cover the dough with plastic wrap and chill in the fridge for a 30 minute.
Step 6
In a small bowl mix together a ½ cup of sugar and the zest of one lemon.
Step 7
Roll the chilled dough into a thin round circle. Use the round cookie cutter to cut circles.
Step 8
Wash each circle with water, deep in sugar mixture and roll in to small rolls.
Step 9
Cut the rolls on each side leaving a space in the middle of about half an inch. Than open each end forming a butterfly.
Step 10
Lay all the butterflies on the baking sheet and smear with bitten egg. Bake in a preheated oven to 350 degrees for 16-18 minutes.
Step 11
Cool the farmers cheese butterfly cookies before eating them and enjoy your spring on a plate!
Note:
If you don’t have a circle cookie cutter, you may use a regular cup.
- 1 cup farmers cheese
- 1 stick butter (113g) room temperature
- ¼ cup sugar + ½ cup for dipping
- 2 eggs
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 ½ cup flour + more if needed
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- Zest of 1 lemon
- In a stand mixer bowl mix together farmers cheese, butter and sugar.
- Add one egg and mix again.
- In a clean bowl put together flour, salt, baking powder and give a little stir.
- Add the flour mixture to the cheese mixture and on the low speed knead the dough.
- Dump the dough on to the floured surface and use your hands to knead the dough into a ball (you may need a little bit more flour). Cover the dough with plastic wrap and chill in the fridge for a 30 minute.
- In a small bowl mix together a ½ cup of sugar and the zest of one lemon.
- Roll the chilled dough into a thin round circle. Use the round cookie cutter to cut circles.
- Wash each circle with water, deep in sugar mixture and roll in to small rolls.
- Cut the rolls on each side leaving a space in the middle of about half an inch. Than open each end forming a butterfly.
- Lay all the butterflies on the baking sheet and smear with bitten egg. Bake in a preheated oven to 350 degrees for 16-18 minutes.
- Cool the farmers cheese butterfly cookies before eating them and enjoy your spring on a plate!
- If you don’t have a circle cookie cutter, you may use a regular cup.
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