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title: Harper’s Holiday Lemon Ricotta Cookies
description: Bake zesty, soft holiday cookies with Harper's easy recipe. Perfect for sharing, these lemon-ricotta treats will delight everyone. Follow simple steps for festive baking fun!
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# Harper’s Holiday Lemon Ricotta Cookies

 Read Time **1 mins** | Written by: Melissa Lewis

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Hi friends! Harper here! I’m ready to help you bake a holiday favorite from our house to yours. These cookies are soft, zesty and perfect for sharing!

**Makes 48 cookies**

**Ingredients**

- ½ cup cold butter
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ¾ cup powdered sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2½ cups flour + 2 tbsp
- ½ tsp baking soda & ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp almond extract
- 15 oz ricotta cheese
- 2 tbsp lemon juice + zest from 1 lemon

*For the glaze:* 2 cups powdered sugar, 4 tbsp lemon juice, zest from 1 lemon

**Quick Steps**

1. Cream butter and sugars, add eggs and almond extract.
2. Mix in ricotta, lemon juice, and zest.
3. Add dry ingredients, chill dough for 4 hours.
4. Scoop onto lined sheets, bake 9-11 mins at 375°F.
5. Cool, then drizzle with glaze.

**Storage:** Keep in the fridge (up to a week) or freeze (up to 3 months).

Spread some holiday cheer! 

Your friend,

Harper

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##### Melissa Lewis

Melissa is a former educator and lifelong advocate for underserved communities. In her role as Director of Customer Success and Product Development, she supports schools in launching and sustaining TEAMology and TEAMtalk, building strong partnerships with educators to help students thrive socially, emotionally, and academically.

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