Ricotta Cookies
Servings: 12 jumbo cookies or 24 smaller cookies
Calories: 598kcal
Ingredients
For the Ricotta Cookies
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup unsalted butter softened
- 2 eggs large
- 8 ounces ricotta (I prefer whole milk ricotta but part skim would work too)
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
For the Buttercream Frosting
- 5 cups powdered sugar
- 1 cup unsalted butter softened
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- 3 tablespoons heavy cream
- sprinkles or coconut for garnish
Instructions
To Make the Ricotta Cookies
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Cream the butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl until very pale and very fluffy (approx. 3 to 5 minutes).
- Beat in the eggs, one at a time, allowing each one to fully incorporate before adding the next.
- Stir in the ricotta, lemon zest, and vanilla.
- Stir in the flour, baking soda, and salt.
- Use a trigger scoop* to portion the batter out and onto the prepared baking sheets.
- Bake until just beginning to turn golden on the bottoms (approx. 12 minutes for larger cookies or 10 minutes for smaller ones).
- Cool completely, then top with frosting and sprinkles.
To Make the Buttercream Frosting
- Place the powdered sugar, butter, lemon juice, vanilla, and salt in a large mixing bowl and beat together until smooth (about 3 to 5 minutes).
- Beat in the cream and continue to whip until very fluffy (about 2 to 4 minutes).
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Notes
*I used a 4-ounce trigger scoop to make jumbo cookies. The nutritional info is for 1 jumbo cookie. You could also use a 1.5-tablespoon scoop which would give you twice as many cookies and the nutritional info then would be for a serving size of 2 cookies.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie* | Calories: 598kcal | Carbohydrates: 84g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 17g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 102mg | Sodium: 223mg | Potassium: 70mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 66g | Vitamin A: 888IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 57mg | Iron: 1mg