ITALIAN RICOTTA COOKIES
Jessica Hulett's tender, cakey ricotta cookies taste like the white part of the best black and white cookie you've ever had. The recipe comes from Ms. Hulett's grandmother Dorie, who used to flavor the cookies with anise, if she used flavoring at all. Adding lemon zest gives the cookies a fragrant brightness. We approve.
Provided by Melissa Clark
Categories dessert
Time 1h
Yield About 6 dozen
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Using an electric mixer, cream 2 sticks butter with sugar until fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add ricotta, lemon zest and 2 1/2 teaspoons vanilla and beat well. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Scrape the sides of the bowl down with a rubber spatula, then beat in flour, baking soda and salt. Cover dough and chill for at least 2 hours and up to a week.
- Heat oven to 350 degrees and line several cookie sheets with parchment paper or nonstick liners. Shape tablespoons of dough into balls. Place 2 inches apart on baking sheets and bake until pale golden on the bottom, about 15 minutes. Let cool on wire racks.
- Melt remaining tablespoon butter. Whisk confectioners' sugar to break up any large lumps, then whisk in melted butter, lemon juice, remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla and enough milk to make a spreadable icing. Spread icing on cooled cookies, then let set for at least 20 minutes before serving.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 110, UnsaturatedFat 1 gram, Carbohydrate 18 grams, Fat 4 grams, Fiber 0 grams, Protein 2 grams, SaturatedFat 2 grams, Sodium 67 milligrams, Sugar 12 grams, TransFat 0 grams
GRANDMA DORIES ITALIAN RICOTTA COOKIES
Steps:
- Heat oven to 350 degrees and line several cookie sheets with parchment paper or nonstick liners. 2. Using an electric mixer, cream 2 sticks butter with sugar until fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add ricotta, lemon zest and 2 1/2 teaspoons vanilla and beat well. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Scrape the sides of the bowl down with a rubber spatula, then beat in flour, baking soda and salt. Cover dough and chill for at least 2 hours and up to a week. 3. Shape tablespoons of dough into balls. Place 2 inches apart on baking sheets and bake until pale golden on the bottom, about 15 minutes. Let cool on wire racks. 4. Melt remaining tablespoon butter. Whisk confectioners' sugar to break up any large lumps, then whisk in melted butter, lemon juice, remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla and enough milk to make a spreadable icing. Spread icing on cooled cookies, then let set for at least 20 minutes before serving.
ITALIAN LEMON-RICOTTA COOKIES
Look forward to something sweet when you make these simple and delicious Italian Lemon-Ricotta Cookies. Pop these Italian Lemon-Ricotta Cookies in the oven and they're ready to enjoy in less than 30 minutes. Share the joy and add them to the holiday spread or in gift bags.
Provided by My Food and Family
Categories Festive 2018
Time 59m
Yield 41 servings, 2 cookies each
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Heat oven to 350°F.
- Combine flour and baking soda. Beat butter, granulated sugar, dry pudding mix and lemon zest in large bowl with mixer until blended. Add ricotta and eggs; mix well. Gradually add flour mixture, mixing well after each addition.
- Roll dough into 82 (1-inch) balls. Place, 2 inches apart, on baking sheets.
- Bake 12 to 14 min. or until edges are lightly browned. Cool 5 min. on baking sheets. Remove to wire racks; cool completely.
- Whisk powdered sugar and lemon juice in medium bowl until blended. Dip tops of cookies halfway into glaze; return, dipped sides up, to wire racks. Immediately top with some of the sprinkles. Repeat with remaining cookies. Let stand until glaze is firm.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 170, Fat 6 g, SaturatedFat 3.5 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 25 mg, Sodium 135 mg, Carbohydrate 26 g, Fiber 0 g, Sugar 17 g, Protein 3 g
GRANDMA DORIE'S ITALIAN RICOTTA COOKIES
Jessica Hulett's tender, cakey ricotta cookies taste like the white part of the best black and white cookie you've ever had. The recipe comes from Ms. Hulett's grandmother Dorie, who used to flavor the cookies with anise, if she used flavoring at all. Adding lemon zest gives the cookies a fragrant brightness. We approve. Featured in: Thanks For The Holiday Desserts. Learn: How to Make Sugar Cookies
Provided by @MakeItYours
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Using an electric mixer, cream 2 sticks butter with sugar until fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add ricotta, lemon zest and 2 1/2 teaspoons vanilla and beat well. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Scrape the sides of the bowl down with a rubber spatula, then beat in flour, baking soda and salt. Cover dough and chill for at least 2 hours and up to a week.
- Heat oven to 350 degrees and line several cookie sheets with parchment paper or nonstick liners. Shape tablespoons of dough into balls. Place 2 inches apart on baking sheets and bake until pale golden on the bottom, about 15 minutes. Let cool on wire racks.
- Melt remaining tablespoon butter. Whisk confectioners' sugar to break up any large lumps, then whisk in melted butter, lemon juice, remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla and enough milk to make a spreadable icing. Spread icing on cooled cookies, then let set for at least 20 minutes before serving.
ITALIAN GRANDMA'S RICOTTA COOKIES
Steps:
- In a large bowl cream butter and sugar with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add ricotta vanilla and eggs and beat until combined. Add flour baking powder and salt and beat until dough forms. Using two tablespoons drop dough onto cookie sheets about 2 inches apart. Bake for 15 minutes or until cookies begin to turn golden. Remove cookies to wire rack to cool. In small bowl stir confectioners sugar milk and lemon juice until smooth. With a small metal spatula or knife spread icing on cookies and top with sprinkles. Set aside to allow icing to dry and harden.
ITALIAN RICOTTA MINI CAKES (COOKIES)
Steps:
- 1. Cookies: Preheat oven to 350 degrees and lightly grease two baking sheets (or line with parchment). I use nonstick cooking spray, and it works great. 2. Whisk flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt together; set aside. 3. Beat butter and granulated sugar together until blended. Add ricotta, egg, and vanilla and beat until blended. On low speed, add flour mixture. 4. Drop by tablespoons onto cookie sheets and bake at 350 degrees until golden brown around the edges, about 14 minutes. Let cool on sheets for three minutes, then place them on a cooling rack to cool completely. 5. Icing: Whisk powdered sugar and milk until smooth. Dip centers of cookies in-glaze will slowly spread down the sides. Let glaze harden. Notes: I divided up the dough into two bowls when fully mixed and added food coloring to each bowl One red, one green - for Christmas. It was really tough to stir, but worth the effort! They came out gorgeous. A tip though if you want to add sprinkles after you ice the cookies - do it before the icing dries or it will not stick!! Another thing - I can't remember if I turned the heat down to 325 or not so if you cook at 350, just keep an eye on them. They are delicious cookies!! Enjoy!
ITALIAN RICOTTA COOKIES
This recipe contains the grated rind of one orange. Almost 6 dozen cookies. The frosting has orange juice instead of milk. Place cooled cookies in glass jars with lids and freeze. Perfect for gift giving. I save pickle jars for filling.
Provided by Montana Heart Song
Categories Drop Cookies
Time 20m
Yield 65-72 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Cream butter and sugar and salt.
- Add eggs and ricotta cheese, vanilla and grated orange rind.
- Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda together in another bowl.
- Add to batter in three additions.
- Preheat oven 350*.
- Drop by teaspoon of dough on ungreased cookie sheet.
- Bake 10 minutes until edges lightly browned.
- Cool on racks.
- Mix frosting ingredients. Spread on cool cookies.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 116, Fat 4.7, SaturatedFat 2.9, Cholesterol 18.7, Sodium 94.9, Carbohydrate 16.8, Fiber 0.2, Sugar 9.9, Protein 1.9
NONNA'S ITALIAN RICOTTA COOKIES RECIPE - (4.2/5)
Provided by á-2825
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, with mixer at low speed, beat sugar, and margarine or butter until blended. Increase speed to high; beat until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. At medium speed, beat in ricotta, vanilla, and eggs until well combined. Reduce speed to low. Add flour, baking powder, and salt; beat until dough forms. Drop dough by level tablespoons, about 2-inches apart, onto ungreased large cookie sheet. Bake about 15 minutes or until cookies are very lightly golden (cookies will be soft). With flat spatula, remove cookies to wire rack to cool. Repeat with remaining dough. When cookies are cool, prepare icing: In small bowl, stir confectioners' sugar and milk until smooth. With small metal spatula or knife, spread icing on cookies; sprinkle with red or green sugar crystals. Set cookies aside to allow icing to dry completely, about 1 hour. These cookies can also be made with almond flavoring or a flavoring of choice.
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