RECIPE: What is wrong with these cookies? REC: Lemon Ricotta Cookies with Lemon Glaze

RECIPE:

mariadnoca

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I thought I screwed up something the first time, but I made them again with the same result. The texture is weird. Like a cold pancake and...they are sticky to touch. Is it the ricotta? The batter (batter, not dough IMHO) tastes out of this world, but the end result...well I didn't give these out or even followed through with the icing. Can anyone looking at this determine what's wrong with it?

Lemon Ricotta Cookies with Lemon Glaze

- Giada De Laurentiis

Total Time: 2 hr 50 min Prep: 15 min Inactive: 2 hr 20 min Cook:15 min

Yield: 44 cookies

Ingredients

Cookies:

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

1 stick unsalted butter, softened

2 cups sugar

2 eggs

1 (15-ounce) container whole milk ricotta cheese

3 tablespoons lemon juice

1 lemon, zested

Glaze:

1 1/2 cups powdered sugar

3 tablespoons lemon juice

1 lemon, zested

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Directions

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.

Cookies:

In a medium bowl combine the flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.

In the large bowl combine the butter and the sugar. Using an electric mixer beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating until incorporated. Add the ricotta cheese, lemon juice, and lemon zest. Beat to combine. Stir in the dry ingredients.

Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Spoon the dough (about 2 tablespoons for each cookie) onto the baking sheets. Bake for 15 minutes, until slightly golden at the edges. Remove from the oven and let the cookies rest on the baking sheet for 20 minutes.

Glaze:

Combine the powdered sugar, lemon juice, and lemon zest in a small bowl and stir until smooth. Spoon about 1/2-teaspoon onto each cookie and use the back of the spoon to gently spread. Let the glaze harden for about 2 hours. Pack the cookies into a decorative container.

Recipe courtesy of Giada De Laurentiis

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/lemon-ricotta-cookies-with-lemon-glaze-recipe.html

 
I cannot remember where I've seen negative comments....

... but I am certain that it was about these cookies because I had them on my list to try and gave up after reading a few negative remarks

one person said they were too bland and another had problems baking them, probably just like you.

Maybe the recipe is a lemon? smileys/wink.gif

 
I have a favorite recipe -- the Ricotta Pound Cake in T&T. Some had luck, others didn't. I think it

has to do with the ricotta. It varies widely in moisture content, which could easily mess up a recipe. I'd be willing to bet that's what's happening with your cookie.

 
Clearly too much liquid in this recipe I think

A stick of butter, 15 oz of ricotta, 2 eggs AND the lemon juice? Way too much for the amount of dry ingredients. Personally if I were to make these I would cut the ricotta in half and make sure the lemon I zested was a big lemon.

 
I agree. Another question: how was the flour measured? . . .

straight-into-the flour dip and sweep (with a little shake) or fluffed up and then dipped and swept, or fluffed and spooned in then swept? All give different measurements.

I agree though, too wet for the amount of flour, or so it looks like to me.

 
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