Description

The holidays are soon approaching and so is cookie baking time. Make these cookies for your family or to take to a cookie swap. The sprinkles make them so fun and funfetti style sprinkles are even more festive.

Ingredients

• 3 1/2 c. all-purpose flour**
• 2 t. baking soda
• 3/4 tsp salt
• 1 c. (8 oz.) unsalted butter, softened
• 1 3/4 c. sugar
• 1 t. lemon zest
• 15 oz. ricotta cheese, whole milk or fresh (1 3/4 c.)
• 1 T. vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs
• Glaze:
• 1 T. butter (salted or unsalted), melted
• 3 3/4 c. powdered sugar
• 2 T. freshly squeezed lemon juice, or 1 1/4 t. almond extract and more milk, as needed
• 1 t. vanilla extract
• 4-6 T. milk
• Sprinkles

Steps

1. Cookies:
2. In a mixing bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda and salt for 20 seconds; set aside.
3. In the bowl of an electric stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, whip together butter, sugar and lemon zest until pale and fluffy, scraping down the sides and bottom of the bowl occasionally throughout entire mixing process. Mix in ricotta cheese and vanilla extract; blend in eggs, 1 at a time. Set mixer on low speed; slowly add in flour mixture; mix until combined. Cover bowl with plastic wrap; chill for 2 hours or up to 2 days.