Glazed Lemon Ricotta Cookies
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Ingredients
Glaze:
- 1 1/2 cups confectioners or powdered sugar
- 3 Tbsp lemon juice
- zest of 1 lemon
Instructions
- Prepare all your ingredients. Preheat oven to 375 degrees
- In large bowl combine flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
- In stand mixer place butter and sugar in bowl. (If using an electric mixer, use a large bowl). Mix for 3-5 minutes until well combined making sure to scrape the side of the bowl if necessary.
- Add eggs one at a time and beat, a few minutes. Next add ricotta cheese, lemon juice and lemon zest. Beat to combine.
- Stir in flour mixture and combine.
- Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mat. Spoon 2 Tbsp of cookie mixture onto baking sheets, space about 2-3 inches apart. Bake for 15 minutes until edges are light brown and remove from oven. Keep the cookies on the baking sheets and rest for 20 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack. Repeat to bake remaining cookie mixture if necessary.
- Make the glaze. In a medium bowl, add confectioners sugar, lemon juice and zest. Combine well until smooth. Use the back of a spoon to glaze the top of each cookie, about 1 tsp per cookie. Let cool completely about 2-3 hours. Enjoy! Best eaten within a few days but will last longer stored in a covered container.
Recipe Notes
Ingredients | My cost |
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Cookie | |
| 2 1/2 cup all-purpose flour | $0.50 |
| 1 tsp baking powder | $0.06 |
| 1 tsp salt | $0.01 |
| 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened | $0.75 |
| 2 cups sugar | $2.62 |
| 2 eggs | $0.58 |
| 1 (15-ounce) ricotta | $2.99 |
| 3 Tbsp lemon juice* | $0.00 |
| zest of 1 lemon* | $0.00 |
Glaze: | |
| 1 1/2 cup powdered sugar | $1.62 |
| 3 Tbsp lemon juice* | $0.00 |
| zest of 1 lemon* | $0.00 |
Total: | $9.12 |
| Cost per cookie: | $0.21 |
* from our garden |
* Note regarding pricing: The lemons used in this recipe are from our garden which is why there is no price listed. The price for other items such as flour and sugar take into account the cost of the amount used for the recipe and not the cost if you had to purchase the entire jar or bottle. ** All prices in US dollars and based on Bay Area prices from my local grocery and farmers market. Prices may vary in other parts of the United States.
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