Lemon Ricotta Cookies with Lemon Glaze

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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.

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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.

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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?

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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!

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This one is a winner! I was really suprised at how light these cookies are. They freeze beautifully. And since I have my own lemon tree I'm always looking for recipies with lemon juice &/or zest. I have also made the recipe w/orange juice & chocoate/orange glaze.

Libby, Lake Worth FL

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I tried the lemon version, but the oranges instead tasted like a dreamsicle. YUM!! Much better than the lemon. Next is the key lime version.
And for those of you whom say RI cotta in Italian it's sounds like Rigotta, the c sounds like a "g". Thanks and try the orange instead, To die for, especially when your kids hate chocolate.

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These cookies needed more lemon flavor and I did not like the texture. The only person who kind of liked them was my husband. He likes very bland foods.

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As Giada says, these are more cakey than crispy cookies, and they're better for it. They are delicately flavored and so good straight from the oven. My husband couldn't stay away from them!

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Incredible. The lemon flavor is wonderful, the texture is soft and cakey, and they are super easy to make. I will make these again and again and again. All of my friends liked these a lot as well.

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Very easy to make and they are really delicious!!