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Orange Chocolate Chip Ricotta Cookies
5 from 180 votes

Orange Chocolate Chip Ricotta Cookies

Orange Chocolate Chip Ricotta Cookies are tender treats combining ricotta cheese with orange zest and semi-sweet mini chocolate chips. The dough chills before baking soft cookies with a moist crumb and fruity citrus aroma. An orange glaze finishes the cookies, adding sweetness and tang, elevating these cookies beyond ordinary chocolate chip varieties.

Prep Time
25 mins
Cook Time
45 mins
Total Time
2 hrs 10 mins
Servings: 35 cookies
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Italian

Ingredients

  • 2 cups (284g) all-purpose flour (scoop and level to measure)
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 cup (200g) granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup (113g) unsalted butter softened
  • 1 Tbsp + 1 tsp orange zest (from 2 large navel oranges)
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 cup (241g) ricotta cheese I recommend Galbani, whole milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 cup (165g) chocolate chips mini, semi-sweet
Glaze
  • 1 1/4 cups (154g) powdered sugar
  • 2 1/2 Tbsp orange juice fresh
  • 1 tsp orange zest (about 1/2 navel orange)

Instructions

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  1. In a medium mixing bowl whisk together flour, baking powder and salt for 20 seconds, set aside.
  2. In the bowl of an electric stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment cream together sugar, butter and 1 Tbsp + 1 tsp orange zest until combined (scrape bowl as needed throughout mixing process).
  3. Mix in egg then blend in ricotta and vanilla extract. Add in flour mixture and mix until nearly combined then mix in chocolate chips. 
  4. Cover bowl and chill 1 - 2 hours until it's not quite so sticky and a little easier to work with (if needed you can freeze it for a bit). 
  5. Preheat oven to 350 degrees during last 20 minutes of dough chilling. (Note, don't use dark cookie sheets for this recipe or bottoms will burn).
  6. Scoop dough out using a medium cookie scoop or two spoons (so you have just a heaping 1 Tbsp) and drop onto parchment paper or silicone liner lined baking sheet spacing cookies 2-inches apart.
  7. Leave remaining dough chilled. Bake cookies in preheated oven 13 - 14 minutes until almost set. 
  8. Let cool on pan several minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Repeat with remaining dough (placing dough on a cool baking sheet). 
  9. For the glaze, in a small mixing bowl whisk together powdered sugar, orange juice and orange zest. Spoon over cooled cookies. 
  10. Let glaze set at room temperature. Store cookies in an airtight container. 
  11. Recipe source: Cooking Classy