Lemon Ricotta Cookies
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Lemon Ricotta Cookies
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These soft Italian lemon ricotta cookies are delicate and inviting. The dough can be made up to a week in advance and baked whenever you want. The creamy glaze holds the sprinkles perfectly.
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Ingredients
- 1 cup butter (2 sticks) at room temperature
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 ¾ cups whole milk ricotta cheese
- 1 lemon zested
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoons almond extract
- 2 large eggs
- 4 cups unbleached all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
FOR GLAZE:
- 4 cups confectioners sugar
- 1 tablespoon melted butter
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice or fresh lemon juice
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon almond extract
- ¼ cup milk or half and half plus more as needed
DECORATING
- sugar pearls
- jimmies
- Sprinkles
- lemon zest
- toasted almond slices
- Food Coloring whisk in 2-4 drops to the confectioners glaze to give cookies a festive look before glazing.
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Instructions
FOR THE RICOTTA COOKIE DOUGH
- Using a stand mixer or hand mixer, place the softened butter and sugar in a large bowl and beat until light and fluffy.
- Add the ricotta, lemon zest, vanilla and almond extract and beat until well incorporated. Beat in the eggs one at a time.
- Add flour, baking soda and salt and mix until just combined and you have a soft dough. Cover and refrigerate at least two hours or for several days until you're ready to bake the cookies.
- Preheat the oven to 350° and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silpat.
- Scoop a scant tablespoon of dough into a ball and place it on the baking sheet. Continue in this method, setting the dough about 2 inches apart from each other on the pan (the cookies will spread).
- Bake for 13-15 minutes or until the bottoms of the cookies are a pale brown. Transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool.
MAKING CONFECTIONERS GLAZE
- In a medium bowl combine the confectioners sugar, melted butter, lemon juice, vanilla extract, almond extract and a few tablespoons of the milk. Whisk to combine. Add additional milk by the tablespoon, whisking after each addition until the sugar glaze is thick, but the right consistency for spread and dipping. You want the confectioners glaze to spread and ooze evenly over the cookies when dunked.
GLAZING LEMON RICOTTA COOKIES
- Pick up a cooled cookie and turn it upside down so that it can be dunked in the glaze. You don't have to coat the entire cookie, just give it a nice crown and let the glaze run down and over the sides. Continue with all of the cookies.
- Sprinkle Italian ricotta cookies with your favorite jimmies, sprinkles, sugar pearls or other adornments.
Notes
- Store Italian lemon ricotta cookies in an airtight container, separated by sheets of parchment, so they don't smudge.
Nutrition Information
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Calories
111kcal
(6%)
Carbohydrates
18g
(6%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
4g
(6%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Cholesterol
16mg
(5%)
Sodium
78mg
(3%)
Potassium
20mg
(1%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
12g
(24%)
Vitamin A
120IU
(2%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
16mg
(2%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 72cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 111 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 111kcal | 6% |
| Carbohydrates | 18g | 6% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 4g | 6% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 16mg | 5% |
| Sodium | 78mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 20mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 12g | 24% |
| Vitamin A | 120IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 16mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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