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* Exported from MasterCook *

Cottage Cheese Cookies

Recipe By :bakingbits
Serving Size : 0 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cookies Drop
Formed

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1/2 cup butter -- softened
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs -- lightly beaten
3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
1 cup cottage cheese
2 cups flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup raisins

Cream the butter with the sugar until fluffy.
Beat in the eggs, lemon juice and lemon peel.
Press the cottage cheese through a sieve and add it to the batter,
beating well.
Sift the dry ingredients together, add them to the batter and mix
thoroughly.
Stir in raisins.
Drop the batter by the teaspoonful onto buttered baking sheets,
spacing the mounds well apart.
Bake in a preheated 400 F oven for about 15 minutes, or until the
cookies are lightly browned.