Almond Ricotta Cookies

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Christmas, Italian

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 13

Total Time: 23

Servings:

Calories: 111.18kcal

Ricotta cheese is baked into these Almond Ricotta Cookies, which will help keep the cookies soft and fresh for all of your holiday visitors! This cookie looks rather plain and boring, but the flavour is tremendously good!

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Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup brown sugar, lightly packed
1/2 cup sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon almond extract
1 cup ricotta cheese
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 1/2 cups finely ground almonds

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and prepare a baking sheet by lining it with a silicone baking mat or parchment paper.
In a large bowl, use a handheld mixer to beat together the butter and both sugars until they become light and fluffy.
Add the egg and almond extract; incorporate well.
Add the ricotta and beat into the mixture.
Add the flour, baking powder, and 1 cup of the finely ground almonds. Mix on low speed just until combined; do not over mix the batter.
Use a 1 tablespoon ice-cream or cookie scoop to portion the batter. Roll into balls, place onto the cookie sheet, leaving 2 inches of space between each cookie.
Press the back of a fork down onto each ball. Flatten the ball slightly to roughly 1/2 inch thick.
Top each cookie with a sprinkling of the remaining ground almonds.
Bake for 13 minutes. Allow to cool for 5 minutes on the baking sheet. Finally, transfer to wire cooling rack to finish cooling.

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