Ingredients

How to make it

  • Instructions
  • Preheat oven to 350F.
  • Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
  • Combine butter and sugar in bowl; beat with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs, ricotta, lemon extract, zest and juice; blend well.
  • Add 1 cup flour, baking powder and salt; blend to combine. Add remaining flour in two parts, blending to combine, until a dough forms.
  • Drop by rounded tablespoons 2 inches apart onto baking sheets. Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until very light golden. Let cookies rest on baking sheet for a few minutes and transfer to wire cooling rack.
  • While cookies cool, prepare glaze by creaming together butter and sugar. Continue to mix, gradually adding juice until desired consistency. Decorate cooled cookies adding dragees or decorating sugar, if desired, before icing sets.
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    " It was excellent "
    gourmetana ate it and said...
    I love lemon anything, these look delicious. Thank you for the additional photos... 5 forks
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  • mystic_river1 14 years ago
    Regular lemons are fine!
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    " It was excellent "
    lanabade ate it and said...
    Yum,can I use regular lemons?High 5!
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    " It was excellent "
    peetabear ate it and said...
    great post,,,love the lemon... five forks...
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    " It was excellent "
    mjcmcook ate it and said...
    ~HELLO~
    "5"FORK!!!!! "Must Make&Taste"!
    Thanks for sharing a 'Winner' recipe~
    ~*~mj~*~
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    " It was excellent "
    juels ate it and said...
    These sound divine! Love the pictures, too!
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    " It was excellent "
    midgelet ate it and said...
    sounds great!
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    " It was excellent "
    spinach1948 ate it and said...
    A nice Italian Cookie.
    Hi 5.
    Ed
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    " It was excellent "
    abbott41 ate it and said...
    Nice, I like this one.
    5 forks.
    Art
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    " It was excellent "
    crabhappychick ate it and said...
    Lovely.
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