Grapefruit Ricotta Cookies
 
 
Yield: about 45 cookies
Ingredients
for the cookies
  • 2½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 8 tablespoons unsalted butter (1 stick), softened
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs, room temperature
  • 15 ounces whole milk ricotta
  • 3 tablespoons grapefruit juice
  • Zest from ½ grapefruit
for the glaze
  • 1½ cups confectioners’ sugar
  • 3 tablespoons grapefruit juice
  • Zest from ½ grapefruit
Directions
for the cookies
  1. Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl. Set aside.
  2. In the bowl of a stand mixer or in a large bowl with a hand mixer, beat together the butter and sugar on medium-high speed until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the eggs one at a time, beating on medium speed until combined after each addition. Add the ricotta, grapefruit juice and grapefruit zest. Beat until combined. Add the flour mixture and stir on low until just combined. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and place in the fridge overnight.
  3. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F making sure oven racks are in the bottom and top third positions. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Remove the cookie dough from the fridge and use a medium cookie scoop or spoon to scoop scant 1½ tablespoons of dough onto the cookie sheets. Bake for 13-15 minutes, switching the cookie sheets from top to bottom halfway through. The cookies should still be pale. Let rest on the baking sheet set on a wire cooling rack for 15 minutes then move to the wire cooling rack to cool completely. Repeat for the remaining cookie dough.
for the glaze
  1. In a small bowl, combine the confectioners’ sugar, grapefruit juice and grapefruit zest. Spoon about ½ teaspoon of glaze onto each cookie and use the back of the spoon to spread it around. Let the cookies sit at room temperature to harden for 2 hours.
Recipe by Lemon & Mocha at http://www.lemonandmocha.com/2019/11/22/grapefruit-ricotta-cookies/