Ricotta and lemon...because sometimes you need to shake tradition up a bit.
Italian Christmas Cookies
- Prep Time 35 min
- Total 2 hr 25 min
- Servings 60
- Ingredients 10
Ingredients
Cookies
- 1 pouch (17.5 oz) Betty Crocker™ Sugar Cookie Mix
- 1/2 cup Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 cup part-skim ricotta cheese (from 15-oz container)
- 2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 1 egg
Glaze and Decorations
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 4 to 5 tablespoons lemon juice
- Assorted holiday candy sprinkles
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, stir Cookie ingredients until soft dough forms.
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Step2With floured hands, shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 10 to 14 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool 3 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 20 minutes.
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Step3In small bowl, beat powdered sugar and lemon juice until glaze is smooth and can be easily spread. Spread glaze over cookies; immediately top with candy sprinkles. Store tightly covered at room temperature.
Nutrition
70
Calories
2 1/2g
Total Fat
0g
Protein
12g
Total Carbohydrate
8g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Cookie
- Calories
- 70
- Calories from Fat
- 20
- Total Fat
- 2 1/2g
- 4%
- Saturated Fat
- 1 1/2g
- 7%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 10mg
- 3%
- Sodium
- 40mg
- 2%
- Potassium
- 10mg
- 0%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 12g
- 4%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 8g
- Protein
- 0g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 0%
- 0%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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