So I made these:
(Sorry for the poor photo quality.)I combined a few online recipes and added some lemon zest and cardamom and: AMAZEBALLS. I call them babycakes because they have a soft, cakey texture inside when baked.
You're welcome.
Ingredients:
1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temp
1 cup white sugar
1 egg, room temp, whisked
1 cup ricotta cheese
zest of one lemon
1 tsp vanilla
2 cups flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp ground cardamom
Glaze (optional - I didn't try it)
1 cup icing sugar (I'm allergic to corn, so I can't have this)
3 Tbsp milk
1 Tbsp lemon zest/finely grated lemon rind
To do:
Preheat oven to 350.
In the gorgeous stand mixer that you got from your adoring boyfriend last Christmas (or with whisk), cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Beat in egg, ricotta cheese, lemon zest and vanilla, mixing well after each addition.
In a separate bowl, sift together flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder and cardamom. Whisk to combine. With mixer on lowest setting, add to ricotta mixture. Mix on medium until incorporated.
Drop by tsp/Tbsp onto cookie sheet lined with parchment paper (or Silpat). Using the back of the spoon (or your fingers), spread the blobs out a bit so they bake evenly. Bake until bottoms start to brown, about 12-15min (15min worked for me). Remove from oven and allow to cool before removing from cookie sheets (about 2min). Move to wire rack to continue cooling.
Glaze: In small bowl, whisk together icing sugar, milk and lemon rind until smooth. Dip tops of cookies into glaze. Let stand on rack until icing is set, about 30min.
