blue ribbon cottage cheese cookies

Ingredients For blue ribbon cottage cheese cookies

• POWDERED SUGAR FOR COATING
• 1 c

  butter flavor shortening
• 1 c

  sugar
• 3/4 c

  brown sugar
• 2 tsp

  vanillla extract
• 2 lg

  eggs
• 1 c

  small or large curd of cottage cheese
• 1/2 c

  cocoa powder
• 2 3/4 c

  flour
• 1 tsp

  baking powder
• 1/2 tsp

  baking soda
• 1/2 c

  chopped nuts (opitional)