Description
Sweet Italian Ricotta Cookies deliver pure comfort with delicate, cloud-like texture. Delightful crumbles of creamy ricotta dance through each bite, promising pure indulgence that connects you to generations of traditional baking.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 cup (240 g) ricotta cheese (full-fat or part-skim)
- 1 large egg
- ½ cup (115 g) unsalted butter (softened)
- ¾ cup (150 g) granulated sugar
Dry Ingredients:
- 1 ¾ cups (220 g) all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Flavoring and Finishing:
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Powdered sugar (for dusting)
Instructions
- Transform your oven into a toasty sanctuary by heating it to 180C (350F), while lining two baking sheets with parchment paper, creating a pristine canvas for your culinary creation.
- In a spacious mixing vessel, orchestrate a whimsical dance between softened butter and granulated sugar, whipping them into a cloud-like, aerated texture using an electric mixer for approximately 2-3 minutes.
- Introduce the creamy ricotta, vibrant egg, and aromatic vanilla extract into the butter-sugar symphony, blending until the mixture achieves a harmonious, silky consistency.
- Separately, conduct a delicate whisking ritual with flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt, ensuring these dry ingredients are thoroughly integrated and free of stubborn lumps.
- Gently marry the dry and wet ingredients, folding them together with minimal intervention to maintain the batter’s delicate structure, stopping precisely when the mixture becomes uniform.
- Employ a cookie scoop or spoon to craft gentle mounds of dough, placing them with strategic precision across the prepared baking sheets, allowing ample breathing room between each cookie.
- Slide the laden sheets into the preheated oven, allowing the cookies to transform for 12-15 minutes until their edges display a subtle golden hint while retaining a tender, pillowy center.
- Permit the cookies a brief moment of repose on the baking sheets, then transfer them to a cooling rack, ultimately crowning each morsel with a generous snowfall of powdered sugar.
Notes
- Ensure butter is at room temperature for smooth, even mixing and optimal cookie texture.
- Softened butter blends more easily, creating a lighter, airier cookie that melts in your mouth.
- Use fresh ricotta cheese for the most authentic, creamy flavor and tender crumb.
- Avoid overmixing the dough to prevent tough, dense cookies – mix just until ingredients are combined.
- For a gluten-free version, substitute all-purpose flour with a 1:1 gluten-free baking blend.
- Experiment with flavor variations by adding lemon zest or almond extract to the dough.
- Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days to maintain freshness.
- Cool cookies completely before dusting with powdered sugar to prevent melting and uneven coating.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 12-15 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 155
- Sugar: 7 g
- Sodium: 60 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 22 g
- Fiber: 0.5 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg