Ingredients:
- For the cookies:
- 80 grams (3 ounces) margarine or butter, softened
- 200 grams (7 ounces) Syr (recipe below), Polish twarôg, or quark
- 1 vanilla bean, seeds only
- 1 orange, zest only
- 200 grams (7 ounces) all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 50 grams (2 ounces) sugar
- 1 egg white, lightly beaten (optional)
- For the Syr (curd cheese):
- 1.7 liters (2 3/4 pints) raw (unpasteurized) milk