Meyer Lemon Ricotta Cookies
- Ready In:
- 37mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Yields:
-
48 cookies
- Serves:
- 48
ingredients
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Cookies
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened (1 cup)
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 15 ounces whole milk ricotta cheese
- 1⁄2 teaspoon lemon extract (or 1 tsp lemon and or or tangerine baking oil)
- 3 tablespoons meyer lemon zest, freshly grated (2-3 medium lemons)
- 1 tablespoon meyer lemon juice
- 2 1⁄2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
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Glaze
- 3⁄8 cup unsalted butter (6 tbl)
- 3 cups confectioners' sugar
- 3 -4 tablespoons meyer lemon juice
- decorating sugar (small silver balls) (optional) or silver dragees (small silver balls) (optional)
directions
- Preheat oven to 350 and line baking sheets with parchment paper. Combine butter and sugar in bowl; cream together until light and fluffy. Add eggs, ricotta, lemon extract, zest and juice; blend well.
- Add 1 cup flour, baking powder and salt; blend to combine. Add remaining flour in 2 parts, blending to combine between each, until a dough forms. Drop by rounded tablespoons 2-inches apart onto baking sheets.
- Bake until cookie edges are very light golden, about 12-15 minutes. Let cookies rest on baking sheet for a few minutes and transfer to wire cooling rack.
- While cookies cool, prepare glaze by creaming together butter and sugar. Continue to mix, gradually adding juice until desired consistency. Decorate cooled cookies adding decorating sugar, before icing sets.
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