Tvorog korzhiki
The tvorog korzhiki taste fluffy, tender and heavenly delicious. The large cheese cookies date back to the Soviet era, when they were sold in many canteens and loved by children and adults alike. According to this recipe you can easily and quickly make them at home.
Servings 12 korzhiki
Ingredients
- 220 g tvorog
- 190 g sugar
- 75 g butter room-warm
- 1/2 egg large
- approx. 320 g flour
- 3 g baking soda (sodium bicarbonate)
- 8 g vanilla sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- flour for the work surface
for the coating
- 1/2 egg
Instructions
- Whisk 1 egg and divide into two portions.
- Blend tvorog until creamy.
- Put tvorog, softened butter, sugar, vanilla sugar and salt in a mixing bowl and beat it for about 5 minutes to dissolve the sugar as much as possible.
- Add 1/2 egg and beat until homogeneous.
- Add baking soda and mix briefly.
- Add flour in portions and knead briefly and briskly to form a soft dough.
- Roll out the dough on a floured work surface to a rectangle about 1 - 1.2 cm thick and cut it into smaller squares.
- Place the dough squares on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, spacing them slightly apart, and brush them with the remaining 1/2 egg.
- With a fork, draw lines crosswise on each dough piece and bake the korzhiki in a preheated oven at 170 °C top and bottom heat for about 25 minutes.
Notes
- The amount of sugar can be adjusted according to taste.
- The indicated amount of flour may vary, mainly depending on how much moisture the tvorog contains. Therefore, add the flour in portions until the dough gets the right consistency. It should be very soft, not sticky and in no case too firm or dry.
- Knead the dough only briefly to a homogeneous consistency and in no case for too long. Otherwise, after baking, the cheese cookies might taste firm and dry instead of fluffy and soft.
- Do not roll out the dough too thin, but at least 1 cm thick. Otherwise, the tvorog korzhiki might taste dry even in this case.
- Do not bake the tvorog korzhiki longer than necessary. Use a toothpick to check if they are done baking.
- Note the detailed tips and tricks for making the tvorog korzhiki at the top of the post.