Pineapple Crescents

Whisk together in large bowl:

     1¾ cup flour or 1 ¾ cup ATK flour + ½ tsp xanthan gum or 1¾ cup Bob’s Red Mill 1 to 1 GF flour or 1 cup white rice flour + ¾ cup millet flour + ½ tsp xanthan gum

     1/3 cup powdered sugar or 1/3 cup SF powdered sugar

     1/8 tsp salt

Add:

     ¾ cup butter, softened (I cut into chunks for easier blending)

     2/3 cup (5.3 oz) cottage cheese

     ½ tsp GF vanilla extract

Knead we hands until blended.

Shape into ball, wrap in plastic wrap or waxed paper & refrigerate for 1 hour or freeze for 30 minutes – until firm enough to handle. (If using GF flour, usually half of the time is enough)

For filling & sealing:

     ¾ cup pineapple preserves (may also use peach or apricot) or SF preserves

     1 large egg, slightly beaten

On lightly floured (for GF use white rice flour or ATK flour) surface, roll 1/3 or ½ of dough at a time to 1/8” thick.

Cut into 2½ inch rounds (can use cookie cutter or juice glass)

   *Any smaller than 2½ inches is too small to work with, but you could make them a little larger.

Place on baking sheet sprayed with GF baking spray or lined with parchment paper. (Preserves may run out of cookie, & make your pan a little messy.)

Put about ½ tsp preserve on ½ of cookie round

Brush edges of cookie round with egg. I couldn’t find a small enough pastry brush, so I just bought a ¼ inch natural bristle paint brush at the hardware store. (Just the right size & cheap!)

Fold cookie round in ½ & seal edges with fork. A dessert or salad fork works best, but you can make a regular size fork work too. 

Bake at 375° for 10-12 minutes.

Remove from pan & cool on wire rack.

Notes: 

I have not tried this recipe with Trader Joe’s or King Arthur’s GF flour. But if I had to guess, based on my experience with them, the cookies may be a little more fragile when you roll them out, so maybe roll them just a little thicker.

If you are shorter (like me) working the dough together can be a little awkward on the kitchen counter. I set the bowl in the sink or on the kitchen table, because it takes a little muscle as the dough starts coming together.

These cookies take a little more time & effort than the average cookie. But they are a favorite in my family, so it’s worth it!