Ingredients
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- 1/2 cup salted butter (1 stick), softened
- 1/4 cup whole milk ricotta
- 1 tsp lemon extract
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
Icing
- 2 cups confectioners sugar, sifted
- 1 tsp lemon extract
- 1/2 tsp salted butter, softened
- 3 tbsp water
- fresh grated lemon peel, for garnish (optional) (about 1 lemon)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 and line a sheet pan with parchment.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat together the butter and ricotta with a hand mixer until creamy.
- Next beat in the sugar, egg and lemon extract.
- Then mix in the sifted flour, baking soda and salt.
- Using a 1 inch cookie scoop, place scoop fulls on the parchment lined sheet pan about 1 inch apart (will have to bake in batches, about 12 at a time)
- Bake for 10 minutes and place cookies on wire rack to cool.
- Once cookies are cool, whisk together the icing ingredients except for the lemon peel.
- Icing the top of each cookie and then top with a pinch of fresh lemon peel (you can substitute with sprinkles)
- Store in the refrigerator or freezer in an airtight container.
- Enjoy!
Equipment
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 10 mins
- Category: Dessert, Cookies
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Italian