If I have to pick a favorite holiday cookie, I reach for a bag of lemons and prepare myself for the fluffiest cookies ever.These Lemon Ricotta Cookies are soft like a muffin, not overly sweet, and packed with lemon flavor.The icing on top has that light crust quality to it that makes each mouthful so perfect! These cookies are soft and tender, and this recipe is the absolute best! Read on for tips how to make ahead and store.

Making a cookie that requires a frosting is something that I usually save for special occasions, like making my hazelnut cookies with the chocolate drizzle as one of my birthday desserts.Yes, I said 'one' of them.The other one is my chocolate sugar cookies that have an optional fluffy vanilla buttercream on top.

They're great without the frosting, but the extra step is very worth it.The frosting, which is more like a thin lemon glaze is the key to these lemon ricotta cookies.The cookies on their own are like the tops of muffins, fluffy and cake-like.

The way the glaze dries on top to form a crisp crust that shatters when you bite through it (similar to a plain glazed donut) is really where the magic is at.I think most of you make lemon ricotta cookies for holiday cookie tins, so if you need other holiday cookies, don't miss my caramel chocolate chip cookies and my orange cardamom cookies.How to Make Lemon Ricotta Cookies This is such an easy one-bowl recipe that requires such few ingredients, however, the dough does require a

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