These delicate, puffy turnover cookies, spiked with raspberry and almond, are delightful with afternoon tea.
—LINDA HOBBS ALBION, NY
PREP: 25 MIN. + CHILLING • BAKE: 15 MIN. • MAKES: 4 DOZEN
2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1 cup cold butter
1 cup (8 ounces) plus 2 tablespoons cream-style cottage cheese
Raspberry jam
GLAZE
1 cup confectioners’ sugar
1/8 teaspoon almond extract
Milk
1. Place flour in a medium bowl; cut in butter as for pie crust. Blend in cottage cheese until mixture forms a ball (can use a food processor). Chill 1 hour.
2. On a floured surface, roll dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with a 3-in. round cutter. Place a level 1/4 teaspoon of jam in center of reach cookie. Moisten edges and fold in half; seal tightly with a fork. Place on lightly greased baking sheets; prick tops with fork.
3. Bake at 400° for 15 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on wire racks. For glaze, combine the sugar, extract and enough milk to create a thin spreading consistency; drizzle over cooled crescents.