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lemon ricotta cookies stacked

Lemon Ricotta Cookies

5 from 6 votes
Give this week's dessert menu a twist with these Lemon Ricotta Cookies! Made with classic cookie ingredients, we're throwing in lemon and ricotta for something a bit different.
Prep Time 4 hours
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 4 hours 15 minutes
Servings: 50 cookies
Course: christmas, cookie, Dessert, holiday
Cuisine: Italian
Calories: 92

Ingredients
  

Cookies:
  • 2.5 cups AP white flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 stick butter 1/2 cup, softened
  • 1.5 cups sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 15 oz whole milk ricotta
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1/4 tsp almond extract
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice
  • 3 tbsp lemon zest
Glaze:
  • 1.5 cups powdered sugar
  • 3 tbsp lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp lemon zest

Method
 

  1. In a medium sized bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
  2. In a large bowl, using a hand mixer, blend together butter and sugar. Once combined, add eggs in one at a time. Then add ricotta, vanilla, almond extract, lemon juice and lemon zest. Blend until creamy.
  3. Slowly add in flour mixture and blend. Once all the flour mixture has been blended into the wet, refrigerate dough for at least 4 hours or overnight.
  4. Preheat oven to 350F. On parchment lined baking sheets, use a small cookie scoop to scoop cookies onto tray. Only use about 1-2 tbsp of dough, or else cookies will grow too large and flatten too much.
  5. Bake for 12-14 minutes or until cookies 'bounce' back when touched and edges are just ever so slightly golden.
  6. Let cool for at least 1 hour before icing. Meanwhile, mix together all glaze ingredients to get the icing prepared.
  7. Once cooled, either carefully dip or spoon glaze on top of cookies. Let cool before storing. Store at room temperature.

Nutrition

Calories: 92kcalCarbohydrates: 14gProtein: 2gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 16mgSodium: 86mgPotassium: 22mgFiber: 1gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 104IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 34mgIron: 0.2mg

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