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Lemon Ricotta Cookie Recipe with Lemon Glaze
Make fluffy Italian lemon ricotta cookies with a lemon glaze!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Servings: 40 Cookies
Calories: 105 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
Italian-American Fussion
Ingredients
Cookie Ingredients
- 2 3/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 stick butter 8 tbsp, softened
- 1 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 15 oz 1 standard container ricotta, whole milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp almond extract
- 3 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- Zest of 1 lemon
Glaze Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 3 tbsp lemon juice
- Zest from 1 lemon
Instructions
- Mix the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt together and set aside.
- Beat the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs. Beat in the ricotta. Add in the extracts.
- Mix in half the dry ingredients until it comes together. Add in the lemon juice and zest. Add the remaining dry ingredients and beat until it comes together.
- Chill dough for at least 1 hour. Then, preheat the oven to 350F
- Scoop dough out using a 1 1/2 tbsp scoop directly onto a lined baking sheet, about 2 inches apart. Bake at 350F for 14-15 minutes, until bottoms are slightly golden. Top of cookie will still be quite pale.
- Allow to cool completely. Whisk together the glaze ingredients. Dip the tops of the cookie in the glaze and let excess drip off. Enjoy!
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Notes
- You must chill the dough- it'll be pretty wet and sticky, almost like thick cake batter prior to chilling
- Cookies will spread on baking sheet so leave space between each
- Cool completely before dipping into glaze
Nutrition Information
Serving
1g
Calories
105kcal
(5%)
Carbohydrates
20g
(7%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
2g
(3%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.1g
Monounsaturated Fat
0.5g
Trans Fat
0.004g
Cholesterol
14mg
(5%)
Sodium
109mg
(5%)
Potassium
26mg
(1%)
Fiber
0.3g
(1%)
Sugar
13g
(26%)
Vitamin A
59IU
(1%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
31mg
(3%)
Iron
0.5mg
(3%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 40Cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 105
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1g | |
| Calories | 105kcal | 5% |
| Carbohydrates | 20g | 7% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 2g | 3% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.1g | 1% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.5g | 3% |
| Trans Fat | 0.004g | 0% |
| Cholesterol | 14mg | 5% |
| Sodium | 109mg | 5% |
| Potassium | 26mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 0.3g | 1% |
| Sugar | 13g | 26% |
| Vitamin A | 59IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 31mg | 3% |
| Iron | 0.5mg | 3% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.