Meyer Lemon Ricotta Cookies
These are a very different cookie, cake-like and elegant with a strong lemon flavor and frosting. Delicious!
Ingredients
COOKIES
- 2½ cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 2 cups granulated white sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 15 ounces whole-milk Ricotta cheese
- ½ teaspoon lemon extract (or 1 teaspoon lemon baking oil)
- 3 tablespoons freshly grated Meyer lemon zest
- 1 tablespoon Meyer lemon juice
GLAZE
- 6 tablespoons (¾ stick) unsalted butter
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 3 to 4 tablespoons Meyer lemon juice
- decorating sugar, silver dragées (optional)
Instructions
COOKIES
- Preheat oven to 350°F. and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a small bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt; set aside.
- Combine butter and sugar in a large bowl; cream together until light and fluffy. Add eggs, Ricotta, lemon extract (or oil), zest and juice; blend well. Add dry ingredients 1 cup at a time, blending to combine each time. Blend final mixture together until dough forms.
- Drop dough by rounded tablespoon 2 inches apart on baking sheets (cookies will spread). Bake until cookie edges are very light golden, about 12 to 15 minutes. Let cookies rest on baking sheet for a few minutes and transfer to wire cooling rack.
GLAZE
- While cookies cool, prepare glaze by creaming together butter and sugar. Continue to mix, gradually adding lemon juice until desired consistency.
- Decorate cooled cookies, adding dragées or decorating sugar, if desired, before icing sets.
Notes
- Meyer lemons are available mid-November through early spring in specialty food stores. You will need 2 to 3 medium-sized lemons.
- Regular lemons can be substituted, as can oranges or tangerines.
- Grate the zest before juicing the fruit.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie, Calories: 152kcal, Carbohydrates: 21g, Protein: 2g, Fat: 7g, Saturated Fat: 4g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 2g, Trans Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 27mg, Sodium: 69mg, Potassium: 23mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 16g, Vitamin A: 220IU, Vitamin C: 1mg, Calcium: 28mg, Iron: 1mg
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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