Tajikistan- Cream Cheese Cookies

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: ricotta cheese

💰Cheaper: cottage cheese

Ricotta provides a similar texture with lower fat.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil is plant-based and can be healthier.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey adds natural sweetness with a distinct flavor.

vanilla extract

🥗Healthier: vanilla bean

💰Cheaper: vanilla flavoring

Vanilla bean offers a more intense flavor.

Put 200 grams of cream cheese into the mixer.

Add 200 grams of butter to the mixer.

Cream the cream cheese and butter together in the KitchenAid mixer.

Add 1 teaspoon of baking powder to the mixture.

Take a walnut-sized portion of the dough and flatten it into a mini pancake shape.

Place chopped dried apricots and walnuts in the center of the mini pancake.

Fold the mini pancake over the filling, creating a shape similar to an empanada.

Make adjustments to the shape if needed to resemble a flower or rosebud.

Place the cookies on a baking sheet.

Bake in the oven for 20 to 25 minutes until golden brown.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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