If you are looking for the perfect holiday cookie, you found it! These cookies look and taste just like Christmas! Not like cottage cheese. And not like pine needles either, which is apparently what Christmas would taste like to my husband. They are delicious! And pretty too.
My mom has made these cookies every holiday season for as long as I can remember. When we were younger, she would roll the dough into balls, and then let us roll them in powdered sugar. I can’t wait to make these with my little one next year. Sure there might be powdered sugar all over the kitchen, but it will be so worth it! I’m typically covered in it while baking AND consuming these anyway! Which really helps to catch sneaky cookie thieves.
I promise that you won’t be able to taste the cottage cheese unless you have some kind of super crazy taste buds. But you’ll learn that you have to tell people to try the cookies before telling them what they are. Once they figure out there is cottage cheese in there, you’ll have to chase them down and force feed them one to prove you can’t taste it. And after that, they’ll be asking you for the recipe! True story. 
The cottage cheese actually seems like little nuts after you bake the cookies. Not very crunchy, but they really look like them. So just tell people those are nuts, and then tell them the truth after they eat one. ::wink::
You HAVE to try these cookies! You won’t be disappointed. They are a family favorite, and I hope they will be for your family too! Enjoy!
P.S. I may have eaten at least seven of these cookies while writing this post. They are impossible to resist. Consider this your warning!
- 3/4 Cup Shortening {Crisco}
- 1 2/3 Cup Sugar
- 2 Eggs
- 1 Cup Cottage Cheese
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 2 tsp Vanilla
- 2 3/4 Cup Flour
- 1/2 Cup Cocoa
- 1 tsp Baking Powder
- Powdered Sugar
- Cream together shortening, sugar, eggs, cottage cheese, salt, and vanilla. Cottage cheese should still be lumpy.
- Sift together the flour, cocoa, and baking powder. Slowly add to the creamed mixture. Mix well.
- Chill dough for a few hours or overnight.
- Roll teaspoons of dough into balls. Roll balls in powdered sugar to coat heavily.
- Grease cookie sheet, or line with parchment paper. Bake at 375° for 10 minutes.
- Cool and store in sealed container.
This recipe is part of the 12 Days of Christmas, where you will find eleven other delicious recipes to enjoy this holiday season!
What a fun cookie! I would never have guessed cottage cheese as the secret ingredient. Haha I'm totally making these and having my hubby try them before telling:-) And your pics are gorgeous girl!!! I have to know...how did you get your font on the washi looking tape??? Seriously adorable!!!
Cottage cheese and cookies don't seem like they would make such a great pair, but they do I promise! HAHAHA! You HAVE to tell me how hubby reacts to that! Thanks for the picture compliments too!
And as for the washi tape thing, my lovely friend Melissa {from Mama Miss} sent me a file with the tape in it and I just messed with the fonts a little in Photoshop, so I'm not sure where the tape came from. But you can download free digital washi tape online and upload it to your photos using your favorite photo editing program, and then just add text over it! You could probably even use a site like Picmonkey to do it. If that didn't make any sense {which is highly likely with my mommy brain} just send me an email and I'll explain it in more detail! :)
Ok... these are gorgeous!! So pretty! OH MY! SEE!?! You should always do recipes! I never would have thought of cottage cheese in a cookie looked appealing but YUM!
Thanks! I'm definitely going to be doing more recipes. It was too much fun! HAHA! I never would have thought that cottage cheese in a cookie could look appealing either!
So pretty and delicious I'm sure! Love that you use cottage cheese in these!!
Thank you, Aimee! Crazy ingredient isn't it? So good though!
oh me oh my!!!! LUV!!!!
Thank you my dear! And thanks for helping me jazz up my picture!
YUM Britni! These look so delicious!
Thanks, Chelsea! They really are!
These look so good (and I don't usually like cottage cheese)! And I'm curious as to the answer to Jocelyn's qustion too about the washi tape ;)
Thanks so much, Megan! I promise you won't even know there is cottage cheese in there! Well okay, you'll know, but you won't taste it! And I'm copying and pasting my response to Jocelyn's question for you! Here it is:
And as for the washi tape thing, my lovely friend Melissa {from Mama Miss} sent me a file with the tape in it and I just messed with the fonts a little in Photoshop, so I'm not sure where the tape came from. But you can download free digital washi tape online and upload it to your photos using your favorite photo editing program, and then just add text over it! You could probably even use a site like Picmonkey to do it. If that didn't make any sense {which is highly likely with my mommy brain} just send me an email and I'll explain it in more detail! :)
Hi Britni - I haven't forgotten you - just been busy and haven't popped in on all my blog friends for awile! Love your blogs new look!
I hear ya! I need to stop by your place for a visit too! Thanks so much for taking the time to drop by and leave me sweet comments :)
These ARE beautiful! Looks delish! Thanks for linking up to the Keep Calm and Link Up! Hope to see you back next week!
Thanks so much, Jill!
Wow, these almost look too good to eat! I would have never thought that cottage cheese would be nice in a cookie, but I'll take your word for it and give them a go :)
Thank you! And I know the two do not sound like a great combination, but they really are! You have to let me know how you like them :)
Oh Britni, cottage cheese in a cookie? You're an evil genius. I love these.
If you don't mind, I'd love if you would stop by and share these and any other dessert creations on Sugar & Slice Sunday weekly link party.
HAHA! Thanks, Lisa! I have to say, I love them too :)
I'm hosting a girls cook/bake off this Saturday and I'm going to make these! Thanks for sharing :)
Fotini
OOOH! That sounds like fun! I'm so excited you are using this recipe, you have to let me know how it goes!
Ok, so I made these today, they didn't turn out pretty likes yours :( How did you get them to crack like that?
Uh oh! I wonder why they didn't turn out. You used shortening instead of butter right? And did you chill the dough really well? I usually take it out of the fridge and then roll a few balls at a time, coat them pretty heavily in powdered sugar {the more powdered sugar, the better the cracks show up}, and repeat until I fill a cookie sheet or two. Then I put the dough back in the fridge until I'm ready to make the next batch. I think keeping the dough from getting too melty {is that a word?!} is really important. So roll them gently and quickly, just until they form a ball. I noticed they start melting and getting real sticky if I take too much time rolling them, so I just put the dough between my hands and roll it a couple of times. If you try it again and it works, please tell me how you did it so I can add it into my directions so no one else has the same problem! I hope this helps and they turn out for you this time! :)
Britni-- these sound delicious!! YUM!! I'm so happy you linked up with Mop It Up Mondays yesterday. You're being featured on The Tuesday Ten: http://www.ishouldbemoppingthefloor.com/2012/12/the-tuesday-ten.html
Thanks bunches!
{HUGS},
kristi
Thank you so much, Kristi! :)
Wow! Those cookies look fantastic! Just wondering what kind of cottage cheese you use? Would the dry curds work or do you need the moisture from the normal cottage cheese? Thanks and cant wait to make these :)
I use regular ol' cottage cheese! I doubt they would come out as good with dry curd. I hope this helps and you love them as much as I do! :)
These look delicious and so pretty! YUMMY!! Thank you so much for sharing at A Bouquet of Talent! Hope you are having a great weekend.
Hugs
Kathy
Thanks so much, Kathy!
Thanks so much for linking to Make the Scene Monday @ Alderberry Hill. You are being featured later this evening!
Have a fantastic week ahead!
Thanks so much for the feature, Sarah!
This is my first time on your blog...love it! I can't wait to try these cookies tomorrow. I am making them for our family cookie exchange on Saturday. Thank you !!!
Aw! Thanks for the sweet comment, Stephanie! I'm so excited you tried the recipe and I hope your cookies turned out great! :)
Hello!
Your cookies really look delicious and I want to make them myself.
Just one problem, what is shortening? I don't really know, I'm from sweden, and I can't think of something similar to it that you can buy here. :(
Hi, Sandra! I'm going to do a little research online to see what I can find and send some links to your email! :)