RICOTTA ORANGE COOKIES WITH DARK CHOCOLATE & HAZELNUTS
The ricotta in this recipe does make this cookie really soft. The orange, dark chocolate and hazelnut gave them a wonderful flavor. I can't wait to make these again ...they are that good!
Provided by nadine mesch
Categories Chocolate
Time 1h10m
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- 1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
- 2. In a medium bowl combine flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
- 3. In a large mixing bowl combine butter and sugar; beat approximately 4 minutes, until light. Add eggs, beating well. Add ricotta cheese, orange juice and zest. Beat to combine.
- 4. Add the flour mixture, stir to combine. Spoon approximately 1 TBSP of dough onto the parchment lined baking sheets.
- 5. Bake for 12 minutes, until just gently golden on edges. Transfer to a wire rack and cool completely.
- 6. Orange Glaze: In a medium bowl, stir together powdered sugar and orange juice, until smooth. Gently spread approximately a 1/2 tsp onto each cookie.
- 7. Dark Chocolate & Hazelnuts: Place dark chocolate chips into a double boiler, melt chocolate. Cool slightly. Spoon melted chocolate into a plastic sandwich bag. Using scissors, snip off a small tip of the plastic bag, and drizzle the melted chocolate, in swirls, over each cookie. Immediately sprinkle with chopped hazelnuts.
- 8. Allow the cookies to sit and frosting to harden. Layer in cookie tins with layers of waxed paper.
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