INGREDIENTS Cookies

• 2 ½ cups flour

• 1 tsp baking powder

• 1 tsp salt

• 1 stick unsalted butter , softened

• 2 cups sugar

• 2 eggs

• 1 ( 15 oz ) container whole mild ricotta cheese

• 3 tablespoons lemon juice

• 1 lemon , zested

Glaze

• 1 ½ cups powdered sugar

• 3 tbsp lemon juice

• 1 lemon , zested

DIRECTIONS 1 . Preheat oven to 375 ° F . 2 . In a medium bowl , combine the flour , baking powder and salt . Set aside . 3 . In a large bowl , combine the butter and the sugar . Beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy . Add the eggs , one at a time , beating until incorporated . Add the ricotta cheese , lemon juice and lemon zest . Beat to combine . 4 . Stir dry ingredients into wet ingredients . 5 . Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper . Spoon the dough ( 1 tablespoon for each cookie ) onto the baking sheets . Bake for 10 minutes , until slightly golden at the edges . Remove from oven and let cookies cool .

6 . For glaze , combine the powdered sugar , lemon juice and lemon zest in a small bowl and stir until smooth . Dip tops of cooled cookies in glaze . Let glaze harden before packing cookies into a container .

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