lemon ricotta cookies

I know what you're thinking.

Cheese in cookies?

How disgusting, right?

You are sooooo wrong.

These cookies are delicious! So fresh and light. The ricotta cheese creates such a great texture, almost like a tiny cake. And they have the perfect amount of tang from the lemon.

Oh, and then there's the glaze. Ohhhh yes. Glaze makes everything better. Especially lemon glaze with cute little zesty specks.

I don't really care to share how many of these I ate, but it was somewhere around 3 x 7 + 19 - 25 or so. I kinda sorta maybe think that these are my new favorite cookies. They're that awesome.

If you still don't believe me, you've totally got to make these cookies for yourselves. And then come back and tell me that I was right about the cheese.

Lemon Ricotta Cookies
makes 4 dozen cookies
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Ingredients:
For the cookies:
2 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 stick unsalted butter, at room temperature
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 (15-ounce) container whole milk ricotta cheese
3 tablespoons lemon juice
1 lemon, zested

For the glaze:
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
3 tablespoons lemon juice
1 lemon, zested

Directions:
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.

For the cookies: Combine the flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl. Set aside.

In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter and sugar on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Scrape down the sides of the bowl, then add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating each one until incorporated. Add the ricotta cheese, lemon juice, and lemon zest, and mix to combine. With the mixer on low speed, mix in the dry ingredients.

Scoop the dough (about 2 tablespoons) onto the prepared baking sheets. Bake for 15 minutes, or until lightly golden around the edges. Let cookies cool on pan for 20 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

For the glaze: Combine all ingredients in a small bowl, stirring until smooth. Spoon about 1/2 a teaspoon of glaze onto each cookie and gently spread over the cookie. Let the glaze harden for about 2 hours.

Enjoy!

Source: Food Network (Giada de Laurentiis)

What can I say? I like to be right.