LEMON RICOTTA BASIL COOKIES
If you love lemon and basil, you'll love these cookies. The ricotta keeps them nice and moist. Adapted and tweaked from a Giada de Laurentiis recipe. She didn't use basil, but I thought they screamed for it! Depending on your cookie scoop or spoon size, you can expect to get about 36-40 cookies out of this. This cookie is more cake-like and is not a crisp cookie.
Provided by Citruholic
Categories Drop Cookies
Time 30m
Yield 40 cookies, 40 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375.
- Cookies:.
- In a medium bowl combine the flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
- Combine sugar and roughly minced basil in food processor. Process/pulse until basil is thoroughly incorporated with sugar.
- Using an electric mixer beat the butter with the basil sugar until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating until incorporated. Add the ricotta cheese, lemon juice, and lemon zest. Beat to combine. Stir in the dry ingredients. Chill dough for 1 hour.
- Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Scoop cold dough (about 2 tablespoons, more or less) and roll into ball and flatten lightly with bottom of a glass. If sticking occurs, dip bottom of glass in water then granulated sugar then proceed.
- IF USING HAZELNUT SUGAR/LEMON TOPPING: Make as described below, then continue to bake for 12-15 minutes, until slightly golden at the edges. Remove from the oven and let the cookies rest on the baking sheet for 20 minutes. Using optional topping, you will omit the glaze.
- GLAZE:.
- Combine the powdered sugar, lemon juice, and lemon zest in a small bowl and stir until smooth. Spoon about 1/2-teaspoon onto each cookie and use the back of the spoon to gently spread. Let the glaze harden for about 2 hours. Pack the cookies into a decorative container.
- HAZELNUT SUGAR/LEMON TOPPING:.
- Take hazelnut, sugar and lemon zest OR lemon oil and process in food processor to a fine powder. Take dough, form into balls and roll in mixture and flatten with the bottom of a glass. Proceed to baking instructions.
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S.H SAKIL HOSSAIN
[email protected]I'm definitely going to make these cookies for my next party.
Tashobya Edgar
[email protected]These cookies look delicious! I can't wait to try them.
Meya West
[email protected]I'm not sure about the basil in this recipe. Can I leave it out?
Angela Matthew
[email protected]I would love to try this recipe, but I don't have any ricotta cheese. Do you think I could substitute another type of cheese?
Godstime Philip
[email protected]I'm not sure what went wrong, but these cookies were a disaster. They were dry and crumbly.
Niyobyiringiro Israel
[email protected]The cookies didn't turn out as well as I had hoped. I think I overmixed the dough.
Ephraim Kabula
[email protected]These cookies are a bit too sweet for my taste. I would reduce the amount of sugar next time.
Pixie Swee
[email protected]I'm not a huge fan of lemon, but these cookies were surprisingly good. The basil flavor really balances out the lemon.
Taiwo Victor
[email protected]These cookies are a great way to use up leftover ricotta cheese. They're also a nice change from the usual chocolate chip cookie.
Tul Bhandari
[email protected]I've never had a cookie like this before. The lemon and basil flavors are so unique and refreshing.
Yasser Elsharkawy
[email protected]These cookies are so easy to make and they taste delicious. I will definitely be making them again.
Talia Wood
[email protected]I made these cookies for my family and they loved them. They're soft and chewy with a nice lemony flavor.
Mariam Maksoud
[email protected]These cookies are amazing! The lemon and basil flavors are so refreshing. They're the perfect summer cookie.
Najma Mazhindu
[email protected]I love the unique flavor of these cookies. The lemon and basil are a great combination. They're also very easy to make.
Hana Yegezaw
[email protected]These cookies are so delicious! The lemon and basil flavors are a perfect combination. I will definitely be making these again.
KIM-JISOO
[email protected]I made these cookies for a party and they were a hit! Everyone loved them. The lemon flavor is subtle and the basil adds a nice touch of savory flavor. The cookies are also very easy to make.
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[email protected]These lemon ricotta basil cookies were a delightful surprise! The combination of flavors is unique and perfectly balanced. The cookies are soft and chewy with a slight crunch from the sugar crystals. I highly recommend this recipe.