How To Make Orange Chocolate Chip Ricotta Cookies
Munch on a batch of these creamy ricotta cookies, made with zesty orange, sweet ricotta cheese, and chocolate chips, for a tastier afternoon treat!
Serves:
Ingredients
- 2cupsall-purpose flour,(scoop and level to measure)
- 1½tspbaking powder
- ¼tspsalt
- 1cupgranulated sugar
- ½cupunsalted butter,softened
- 1tbsporange zest,(from 2 large navel oranges), plus 1 tsp
- 1large egg
- 1cupricotta cheese,whole milk, such as Galbani
- 1tspvanilla extract
- 1cupmini semi-sweet chocolate chips
For Glaze:
- 1¼cupspowdered sugar
- 2½tbsporange juice,fresh
- 1tsporange zest,(about ½ navel orange)
Instructions
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In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt for 20 seconds. Set aside.
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In the bowl of an electric stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together the sugar, butter, and 1 tablespoon and 1 teaspoon of orange zest until combined. Scrape the bowl as needed throughout mixing process.
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Mix in the egg, then blend in the ricotta and vanilla extract. Add in the flour mixture and mix until nearly combined then mix in chocolate chips.
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Cover the bowl and chill for 1 to 2 hours until it’s easier to work with.
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F during the last 20 minutes of dough chilling.
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Scoop the dough out using a medium cookie scoop or 2 spoons. Drop onto parchment paper or silicone liner-lined baking sheet, spacing the cookies 2-inches apart. Leave the remaining dough chilled.
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Bake the cookies in the oven for 13 to 14 minutes until almost set. Let cool on pan for several minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
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Repeat with the remaining dough, placing the dough on a cool baking sheet.
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For the glaze, in a small mixing bowl, whisk together powdered sugar, orange juice, and orange zest.
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Spoon over the cooled cookies. Let the glaze set at room temperature.
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Serve and enjoy!
Recipe Notes
- Don’t use dark cookie sheets for this recipe or the bottoms will burn.
- Store the cookies in an airtight container.
Nutrition
- Calories: 127.30kcal
- Fat: 5.24g
- Saturated Fat: 3.19g
- Trans Fat: 0.11g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 1.49g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.23g
- Carbohydrates: 19.06g
- Fiber: 0.51g
- Sugar: 12.74g
- Protein: 1.96g
- Cholesterol: 15.90mg
- Sodium: 41.37mg
- Calcium: 34.03mg
- Potassium: 38.96mg
- Iron: 0.57mg
- Vitamin A: 33.13µg
- Vitamin C: 0.86mg
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