lemony ricotta cookies

How To Make lemony ricotta cookies

• 1

  Pre-heat your oven to 350 degrees F, line 2 sheet pan with parchment paper, mix the flour, salt and baking soda together and set aside. In a large mixing bowl fitted with a paddle attachment beat together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add in the eggs one at a time and blend well. Add in the ricotta cheese, lemon juice, and lemon zest. Add in the flour mixture a bit at a time until fully incorporated.
• 2

  Scoop the dough onto the cookie sheets using a cookie scoop about 2" apart. Bake for 18-20 munites or until the edges start to become golden brown. Remove the cookies from the oven and let them rest for about 5 minutes before transfering them to a cooling rack.
• 3

  while the cookies are cooling, mix together glaze ingredients until smooth. When the cookies are cool enough to handle, frost each cookie with about 1/2tsp. of the glaze and place back on the rack to harden.
• 4

  During the Holiday Season, you can substitute anis oil for the lemon and sprinkle the glaze with colored sugar before it hardens.
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