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These are little cakes, not cookies! Quark Cakes are super easy and quick to make and they taste wonderful. “How to make Quark2 is one of my videos, so you might want to watch that first and make some quark for these Quark Cakes.
Shape these cakes any way you want! Often people bake them as Easter Cakes in a Bunny shape but you can come up with your own ideas. Have fun with it 🙂
Ingredients
- 200 g Quark
- 50 ml milk
- 1 egg
- 100 ml vegetable oil
- 75 g sugar
- 1 pinch salt
- 3 tsp. vanilla sugar (or some extract)
- 400 g flour
- 20 g baking powder
- 1 stick Butter
- 3 tsp. vanilla sugar for the topping
- 3 tbsp. sugar and or red sparkling sugar for the topping
Instructions
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Add the Quark, milk, egg and oil to a bowl and mix a few minutes.
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Add the sugar and vanilla sugar and keep mixing for some minutes.
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In a different bowl mix the flour with the baking poweder
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Add the flour mix and a pinch of salt to the bowl with the wet ingredients and knead.
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Knead the dough on the surface and roll to about 1/2 inch to 1 inch.
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Use a cookie cutter to cut the desired shape.
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Add the cutout to a baking sheet with parchment paper.
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Melt the butter and use a pastry brush to brush it on every shape.
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Bake in the oven for 10 to 13 minutes or until they almost start to turn gold.
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Remove from the oven and give a few minutes to cool to the touch.
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Again brush melted butter on a cake, then immediately dipp that side into the sugar or red sparkel sugar.
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Place on a cooling rack and repeat with every cake.
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Enjoy warm and fresh or keep in an air tight container to keep them fresh and moist.
What else can you use beside Quark