Lemon Ricotta Cookies

King's cook's Note:

Comes from Giada De Laurentiis. Had some ricotta cheese that I defrosted and never used so I looked for a dessert recipe and found this one. There were about 6 other recipes posted here but I wasn't sure about them because the ingredients list were different for each and I had never made this type of cookie before. They are very cakey cookies and the lemon glaze is very good. The cookies themselves also have a nice subtle lemon flavor. My family liked them alot hope you do too.

• Total Time: 1 hrs
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 36 cookies

for cookies

• 2 ½ cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ cup butter , softened
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 (15 ounce) container ricotta cheese
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 lemon, zest of

for glaze

• 1 ½ cups powdered sugar
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 lemon, zest of

Directions:

1. preheat oven to 375.
2. beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy, add eggs 1 at a time until encorporated, then add ricotta, lemon juice and zest until well blended.
3. stir in dry ingredients.
4. place parchment paper on cookie sheet and drop dough (I made heaping teaspoon sized ccokies, the original recipe called for 2 tablespoon sized but I think that is way to large) onto sheet. Bake cookies for about 15 minutes or until the edges are slightly golden brown.
5. let cookies cool for at least 15 minutes before spreading glaze on top.
6. for glaze: combine lemon juice, zest, and powdered sugar and stir until smooth. Spoon about 1/2 teaspoon full onto each cookie and use the back of the spoon to gently spread. Let the glaze harden about two hours before storing in an airtight container.
7. *** I ran out of glaze the first time I made these and it has a strong lemon flavor so use sparingly. The cooked cookies (before they're glazed) freeze well. If your ricotta cheese is very watery you may need to add an additional 1/4 cup of flour.

Reviews

[Britt O's sweetie pie]

Delicious cookie. Made for my father this Christmas since he loves lemon. My DS also loved them so will make these more often. Only thing I did was leave off the icing since the first batch I realized I didn't have the powdered sugar. DS was already happy with them so why extra pounds..Perfect taste of lemon and thank you so much for replying to my request for a cookie.

[Buffalo Gal 75]

We LOVE these cookies. I changed the glaze recipe since I ran out of lemon juice with the cookies. I used 1/3 cup powdered sugar, a few drops (7 or 8) of pure lemon extract and minced lemon zest. It only frosted about 15 cookies, which is great since I plan on freezing the rest!

[Pinkytz]

Light textured cookie with slightly crispy edges. I used the amount of glaze per cookie as suggested in recipe and thought it was perfect. Pretty cookies with a great taste. Will make these again.