Description
Deliciously soft and flavorful cookies made with ricotta cheese, almond, and vanilla extracts.
Ingredients
Scale
- 0.5 cup unsalted butter (softened to room temperature)
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup whole milk ricotta cheese (drained if excessively wet)
- 1 large egg (room temperature)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp almond extract
- 2.5 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 0.5 tsp baking soda
- 0.5 tsp kosher salt
- 0.5 cup lightly toasted sliced almonds (for topping)
- 0.5 cup fine white powdered sugar (for heavy dusting)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Cream together the softened butter and granulated sugar in a mixing bowl until smooth and creamy.
- Add the ricotta cheese, egg, vanilla extract, and almond extract; mix until combined.
- Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and kosher salt in a separate bowl; gradually stir into the wet mixture.
- Scoop the dough onto the baking sheets, spacing them 2 inches apart.
- Top each cookie dough ball with a few sliced almonds.
- Bake for 12-14 minutes or until edges turn golden; the centers should remain soft.
- Cool on the baking sheets for a few minutes before transferring to wire racks.
- Dust the cooled cookies with powdered sugar before serving.
Notes
Ensure to drain ricotta if too watery and check your oven temperature for accurate baking.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 14 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 100mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 21g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 15mg