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July 1962

For some reason 1962 was a bad year for cookies—Gourmet didn’t publish many cookie recipes, and the ones that did run were often better left forgotten. But this was a delicious surprise: It might sound strange to bake with cottage cheese, but like ricotta, it lends a subtle tang, mellowing a sugar cookie into something nuanced and lovely.

This is just one of Gourmet’s Favorite Cookies: 1941-2008. Although we’ve retested the recipes, in the interest of authenticity we’ve left them unchanged: The instructions below are still exactly as they were originally printed.

Cream together 1/2 cup softened butter and 1/4 cup cottage cheese. Blend in thoroughly 1 cup sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla, and 1 egg. Stir in 2 cups sifted flour sifted with 1/2 teaspoon each of baking soda and salt. Drop the dough from a teaspoon onto a buttered baking sheet and bake the cookies in a moderately hot oven (375° F.) for about 10 minutes, until they are golden brown.

Photograph by Romulo Yanes

Keywords: favorite cookies 1941-2008,; cookies,; cheese,; eggs,; dairy

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