Lemon Ricotta Cookies with Lemon Glaze

Recipe courtesy Giada De Laurentiis

Show: Everyday ItalianEpisode: Care Packages

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Cook Time:
15 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
44 cookies

Times:

Prep: 15 min
Inactive Prep: 2 hr 0 min
Cook: 15 min
Total:: 2 hr 30 min

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Ingredients

Cookies:

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 stick unsalted butter, softened
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 (15-ounce) container whole milk ricotta cheese
3 tablespoons lemon juice
1 lemon, zested

Glaze:

1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
3 tablespoons lemon juice
1 lemon, zested

Directions

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.

Cookies:

In a medium bowl combine the flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.

In the large bowl combine the butter and the sugar. Using an electric mixer beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating until incorporated. Add the ricotta cheese, lemon juice, and lemon zest. Beat to combine. Stir in the dry ingredients.

Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Spoon the dough (about 2 tablespoons for each cookie) onto the baking sheets. Bake for 15 minutes, until slightly golden at the edges. Remove from the oven and let the cookies rest on the baking sheet for 20 minutes.

Glaze:

Combine the powdered sugar, lemon juice, and lemon zest in a small bowl and stir until smooth. Spoon about 1/2-teaspoon onto each cookie and use the back of the spoon to gently spread. Let the glaze harden for about 2 hours. Pack the cookies into a decorative container.

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recipe Lemon Ricotta Cookies with Lemon Glaze
Mary Cary, IL 11-10-2009
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Good but not Great
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

The cookie itself could use a little more taste but the glaze is amazing. If I make these again, I would use the zest of 2... lemons in the dough. My son who is not into sweets at all loved them. Read more
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null null, null 11-09-2009
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LOVE these cookies
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

These turned out great!! I love the flavor of the glaze over the cake-like cookie. I halved the recipe and they were... delicious.Read more
recipe Lemon Ricotta Cookies with Lemon Glaze
alissa lemont, PA 11-08-2009
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Perfect with a cup of tea!
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I had some ricotta in the fridge that needed to be eaten, so I made these cookies to compliment my cup of tea. They're a... cakey cookie (as to be expected per the ingredients list) and the lemon flavor is wonderfully bright. My alterations: 1.5 cups sugar instead of 2 cups, and part-skim ricotta instead of whole. They're still plenty sweet, moist, and delicious! Karen: my third batch of cookies slumped down as well. I'm pretty sure this was due to the dough warming up, and to an already-used (hot) baking sheet. Next time, I'm going to keep the dough in the fridge between batches and use a new (or at least cool) baking sheet.Read more
recipe Lemon Ricotta Cookies with Lemon Glaze
Hannah Minneapolis, MN 10-31-2009
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Just as Expected! DELICIOUS!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Giada has done it again! These cookies were soo good. I am a sucker for anything lemon, and this case is no exception! Yes... this is absolutely a more cakey cookie, but that is to be expected when you look at the ingredient list. They were light fluffy and just a touch lemony. The glaze was sweet and tart, and gives the cookie that extra kick. The changes I made were as follows: 1. Cream cheese (and plain yogurt) instead of ricotta, I didnt have ricotta, so I was going to use cream cheese (creaming it with butter and sugar to get a lighter texture), but once I started I found I didn't have enough cream cheese, so I supplemented with about 6oz plain yogurt. 2. Instead of dunking the cookies (that were still slightly warm) in the icing, i put it in a zip-top bag, snipped off a corner, and piped it back in forth across the cookies to get the perfect amount of icing. Perfect, light, tangy, sweet cookie. Read more
recipe Lemon Ricotta Cookies with Lemon Glaze
karen mount sinai, NY 10-29-2009
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Good, would make again
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I followed the recipe, except for part-skim rather than whole milk ricotta. First two pans were fine, but the third pan... spread out too much. Any suggestions?Read more
recipe Lemon Ricotta Cookies with Lemon Glaze
Michelle Killeen, TX 10-26-2009
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Wonderful!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

These cookies are great. They are easy to make and are very delicious. I especially like that they're light and cake-like.... The glaze has a wonderful lemon flavor too. I'll definitely be making these again. Thanks Giada! Read more