Orange Mint Ricotta Cookies Recipe

A delicious cookie full of the bright flavors of orange and a hint of mint. Orange Mint Ricotta Cookies delight and tickle your taste buds. #Cookies #Recipe

Orange Mint Ricotta Cookies Recipe

A deliciously aromatic soft-style cookie

This easy to make cookie is a must add to your recipe box. Orange Mint Ricotta Cookies are perfect all year round. Citrus with a hint of mint is deliciously paired with ricotta cheese for a soft-style cookie. My family gobbles them up!

Are you looking for a new and refreshing recipe for a cookie exchange party this coming holiday season? Orange Mint Ricotta Cookies are a tasty option. Plus, the aromas from baking these cookies makes your home smell fantastic!

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Let’s get baking!

Ingredients:

2 Cups – Granulated Sugar
2 – 3 – fresh Oranges (for 6 Tablespoons Juice and 3 – 4 Tablespoons Zest)
Fresh Mint (for 1 – 2 Tablespoons finely chopped)
2-1/2 Cups – All-purpose Flour
1 teaspoon – Baking Powder
1 teaspoon – Salt
2 – large Eggs
1 Stick – Butter (softened)
15 Ounces (one container) – Ricotta Cheese
1-1/2 Cups – Powdered Sugar.

Directions:

for the cookies…

Preheat oven to 375° F.
Line baking sheets with Parchment Paper.
Zest the rinds of 2-3 Oranges (enough to get 3 – 4 tablespoons of zest).
Finely Chop Mint (enough to get 1 – 2 tablespoons).
In a medium bowl, pour 2-Cups Granulated Sugar.
Add 2 – 3 Tablespoons Orange Zest and all of the Chopped Mint to sugar, and mix well with your fingertips.

Set aside and stir occasionally with fingertips. Allow sugar to become very fragrant.
Whisk together 2 1/2 Cups Flour, 1 teaspoon Baking Powder, and 1 teaspoon Salt in a medium bowl.
In a large bowl (or stand mixer), combine 1 stick Butter and the prepared Orange Sugar. Beat until light and fluffy.
Add 2 Eggs, one at a time, mixing slightly after each addition.
Mix in 15 ounces (1 container) Ricotta Cheese and 3 Tablespoons Orange Juice until incorporated.
Stir in dry ingredients a little at a time, until just combined.
Spoon dough onto prepared baking sheets (about 1 1/2 – 2 Tablespoons for each cookie).
Bake for 13 – 15 minutes, until just slightly turning golden at the edges.
Remove from the oven, let cool on baking sheets for 10 minutes.
Transfer to wire racks (placed on top of the wax paper), and allow to cool completely.
Prepare the Orange Glaze/Icing.

for the Glaze/Icing…

Sift 1 1/2 Cups Powdered Sugar into a small to medium bowl.
Add 2 – 3 Tablespoons Orange Juice, and 1 Tablespoon Orange Zest.
Mix well.
Adjust Powdered Sugar for the thickness of the glaze/icing.

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Orange Mint Ricotta Cookies Recipe

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A delicious cookie full of the bright flavors of orange and a hint of mint. Orange Mint Ricotta Cookies delight and tickle your taste buds.

from: Life With Lorelai

Type: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Serves: 40 cookies

Ingredients:

2 Cups - Granulated Sugar
2 - 3 - fresh Oranges (for 6 Tablespoons Juice and 3 - 4 Tablespoons Zest)
Fresh Mint (for 1 - 2 Tablespoons finely chopped)
2-1/2 Cups - All-purpose Flour
1 teaspoon - Baking Powder
1 teaspoon - Salt
2 - large Eggs
1 Stick - Butter (softened)
15 Ounces (one container) - Ricotta Cheese
1-1/2 Cups - Powdered Sugar.

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375° F.
Line baking sheets with Parchment Paper.
Zest the rinds of 2-3 Oranges (enough to get 3 - 4 tablespoons of zest).
Finely Chop Mint (enough to get 1 - 2 tablespoons).
In a medium bowl, pour 2-Cups Granulated Sugar.
Add 2 - 3 Tablespoons Orange Zest and all of the Chopped Mint to sugar, and mix well with your fingertips.
Set aside and stir occasionally with fingertips. Allow sugar to become very fragrant.
Whisk together 2 1/2 Cups Flour, 1 teaspoon Baking Powder, and 1 teaspoon Salt in a medium bowl.
In a large bowl (or stand mixer), combine 1 stick Butter and the prepared Orange Sugar. Beat until light and fluffy.
Add 2 Eggs, one at a time, mixing after each addition.
Mix in 15 ounces (1 container) Ricotta Cheese and 3 Tablespoons Orange Juice until incorporated.
Stir in dry ingredients a little at a time, until just combined.
Spoon dough onto prepared baking sheets (about 1 1/2 - 2 Tablespoons for each cookie).
Bake for 13 - 15 minutes, until just slightly turning golden at the edges.
Remove from the oven, let cool on baking sheets for 10 minutes.
Transfer to wire racks (placed on top of the wax paper), and allow to cool completely.
Prepare the Orange Glaze/Icing.

For the Glaze/Icing:
Sift 1 1/2 Cups Powdered Sugar into a small to medium bowl.
Add 2 - 3 Tablespoons Orange Juice, and 1 Tablespoon Orange Zest.
Mix well.
Adjust Powdered Sugar for the thickness of the glaze/icing.

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9 Easter Cocktails Every Bunny Will Love

A collection of 9 recipes for festive Easter Cocktails that every bunny will love. Celebrate in style this spring with these fun holiday themed drinks.

9 Easter Cocktails

Every Bunny Will Love

I love celebrating holidays and making them special. Decorations, great food, and family traditions are always fun. But sometimes, it seems, the holiday focus is more geared around children. So, today, I am putting some adult into Easter with some fun and tasty Easter Cocktails for those who are 21 and over.

You will be amazed at how clever and simple these recipes are. I can’t wait to wow my guests.

Bunny up to the bar and give these holiday cocktails a try!

Click on the Cocktail name below the photo to get the recipes.

Cottontail Martini from Michael at Inspired by Charm

Buzzed Peeps Easter Cocktail from Melissa at The Farm Girl Gabs

Cotton Candy Margarita from Darcie at Such The Spot

Speckled Egg Mimosas from Erin at Style Me Pretty

Chocolate Creme Egg Easter Cocktail Shots from Laura at Little Stuff

Cotton Candy Champagne Cocktails from Kirbie at Kirbie’s Cravings

Peeptini Easter Cocktails from April at April Golightly

Easy Chocolate Creme Egg Martini Recipe from Katie at A Fork’s Tale

Carrot Mimosas from Kare at Kitchen Treaty

There is a recipe for every bunny, whether you are looking for something elegant and stunning or sweet and adorable, we’ve got the Easter Cocktails for you. I hope you have a lovely Easter celebration!

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Lemon Ricotta Cookies Recipe

Lemon Ricotta Cookies – A deliciously fresh recipe full of bright, luscious flavors. This cookie has the most heavenly aroma. I know you will love it as much as our family does.

Lemon Ricotta Cookies

A Deliciously Fresh Recipe

A week or so ago, I told you about our little mini family reunion, and the ever-so-yummy S’mores Cookies I made for the family. If you missed it, be sure to check it out. These Lemon Ricotta Cookies are another one of the cookies I took for the get-together. Luke’s dad really loved these cookies. The smirkish grin he got, when he walk by and snagged one, made me giggle.

This recipe is easy to make and packs a big punch of freshness in every bite. The lemony scent and flavor keeps you coming back for more. Lemon Ricotta Cookies are a perfect choice for a non-chocolatey treat.

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Lemon Ricotta Cookies Recipe

Ingredients:

Granulated Sugar, Lemons (for juice and zest), Flour, Baking Powder, Salt, Butter, Eggs, Ricotta Cheese, Powdered Sugar.

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375° F.
Line baking sheets with Parchment Paper.

Zest the rinds of 3-5 Lemons (enough to get 3 – 4 tablespoons of zest).
In a medium bowl, pour 2-Cups Granulated Sugar.
Add 2 – 3 Tablespoons Lemon Zest to sugar, and mix well with your fingertips.
Set aside and stir occasionally with fingertips. Allow sugar to become very fragrant.
Whisk together 2 1/2 Cups Flour, 1 teaspoon Baking Powder, and 1 teaspoon Salt in a medium bowl.
In a large bowl (or stand mixer), combine 1 stick Butter and the prepared Lemon Sugar. Beat until light and fluffy.
Add 2 Eggs, one at a time, mixing slightly after each addition.

Mix in 15 ounces (1 container) Ricotta Cheese and 3 Tablespoons Lemon Juice until incorporated.
Stir in dry ingredients a little at a time, until just combined.
Spoon dough onto prepared baking sheets (about 1 1/2 – 2 Tablespoons for each cookie).
Bake for 13 – 15 minutes, until just slightly turning golden at the edges.
Remove from the oven, let cool on baking sheets for 10 minutes.
Transfer to wire racks (placed on top of wax paper), and allow to cool completely.
Prepare the Lemon Glaze.

For the Glaze:

Sift 1 1/2 Cups Powdered Sugar into a small to medium bowl.
Add 3 Tablespoons Lemon Juice, and 1 Tablespoon Lemon Zest.
Mix well.

When cookies are cool, drizzle glaze over the tops of each cookie.
Allow glaze to dry.

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Lemon Ricotta Cookies Recipe

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Prep time

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Cook time

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Total time

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from: Life With Lorelai

Type: Dessert

Serves: 40 Cookies

Ingredients:

2 Cups - Granulated Sugar
3-5 - fresh Lemons (for 6 Tablespoons Juice and 3-4 Tablespoons Zest)
2-1/2 Cups - All-purpose Flour
1 teaspoon - Baking Powder
1 teaspoon - Salt
1 Stick - Butter (softened)
2 - large Eggs
15 Ounces (one container) - Ricotta Cheese
1-1/2 Cups - Powdered Sugar.

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375° F.
Line baking sheets with Parchment Paper.
Zest the rinds of 3-5 Lemons (enough to get 3 - 4 tablespoons of zest).
In a medium bowl, pour 2-Cups Granulated Sugar.
Add 2 - 3 Tablespoons Lemon Zest to sugar, and mix well with your fingertips.
Set aside and stir occasionally with fingertips. Allow sugar to become very fragrant.
Whisk together 2 1/2 Cups Flour, 1 teaspoon Baking Powder, and 1 teaspoon Salt in a medium bowl.
In a large bowl (or stand mixer), combine 1 stick Butter and the prepared Lemon Sugar. Beat until light and fluffy.
Add 2 Eggs, one at a time, mixing slightly after each addition.
Mix in 15 ounces (1 container) Ricotta Cheese and 3 Tablespoons Lemon Juice until incorporated.
Stir in dry ingredients a little at a time, until just combined.
Spoon dough onto prepared baking sheets (about 1 1/2 - 2 Tablespoons for each cookie).
Bake for 13 - 15 minutes, until just slightly turning golden at the edges.
Remove from the oven, let cool on baking sheets for 10 minutes.
Transfer to wire racks (placed on top of wax paper), and allow to cool completely.
Prepare the Lemon Glaze.

For the Glaze:
Sift 1 1/2 Cups Powdered Sugar into a small to medium bowl.
Add 3 Tablespoons Lemon Juice, and 1 Tablespoon Lemon Zest.
Mix well.
When cookies are cool, drizzle glaze over the tops of each cookie.
Allow glaze to dry.

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Snack time, teatime, any time – Lemon Ricotta Cookies! #Teatime #Tea #Cookies #Recipe

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Fresh Orange Bundt Cake Recipe

An orange grove baked in a cake! This amazing Orange Bundt Cake is made with fresh oranges – perfect for entertaining or anytime. Get the Recipe.

Fresh Orange Bundt Cake

Let Us All Eat Cake!

Some days you just feel like having a little treat. And, when you have a kitchen full of fresh fruit, you can easily be inspired… So, let us all eat cake!

One of Luke’s customers, at the classic car and hot rod shop, has avocado and citrus groves down in Fallbrook, California. And we have been so lucky this past month to have Gary bring us boxes of these fresh fruits. There is nothing more delicious than fresh picked produce. I wanted to do something with the amazingly sweet oranges I had on hand, so I decided to create a Fresh Orange Bundt Cake from scratch. I have to admit, I was excited to get baking and taste the results.

This Bundt cake did not disappoint. It is easy to whip together, and the aromas make your home smell heavenly. The refreshing orange flavor excites the taste buds, and the cake is moist and delicious. It is a perfect cake for spring and summer.

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Fresh Orange Bundt Cake Recipe

Here’s What You Need

Ingredients:

3/4 Cups – Butter (softened)
1 1/2 Cups – Granulated Sugar
4 – Eggs
2 to 3 – Oranges (1/2 cup juice with pulp, 4 teaspoons zest)
3 Cups – Flour
1 teaspoon – Salt-
1 teaspoon – Baking Soda
1 teaspoon – Baking Powder
1 Cup – Yogurt (I used Greek vanilla yogurt)[br][br][b]The Glaze:[/b]
1 Cup – Powdered Sugar
1/8 Cup – Juice little to no pulp
1 teaspoon – Orange Zest for garnish (optional)
2 Orange Slices for garnish (optional)

Here’s What You Do

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 350° F. Butter your Bundt pan, and dust with four. Be sure to get into all the nooks, crannies, and crevices of the Bundt pan.

The first thing you want to do is get your fresh oranges ready to go. Peel the oranges and remove the seeds. Cube the orange, and zest the orange peels. I chopped my zest to make it fine, but you do not have to. Place cubed oranges into your blender and puree.

Cream butter and granulated sugar. Add eggs one at a time, and beat with each addition. Add the orange puree and zest. In a separate bowl, mix dry ingredients. Add dry ingredients (flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder) to the batter a little at a time, and mix well. Add yogurt and combine until well blended. Pour batter into prepared Bundt pan. Bake at 350° F for 50 minutes, or until done. Test with a toothpick.

A Few Helpful Hints:

Let your cake cool for at least 10 to 15 minutes in the pan.
Place your cooling rack over the top of your Bundt pan.
Pick-up the Bundt pan with the cooling rack, and turn it over.
The cake will fall out of the Bundt pan without breaking.

After the cake is completely cooled, it is time to give it a beautiful glaze. Mix up your powdered sugar and some fresh orange juice, then drizzle over the top of your Bundt cake. If you like your glaze thicker, do not use as much juice. That’s simple, right? Garnish with orange zest and a couple twists of orange to give your finished presentation a little pop.

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Fresh Orange Bundt Cake Recipe

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Prep time

10 mins

Cook time

50 mins

Total time

1 hour

Fresh Orange Bundt Cake is perfect for your spring and summer entertaining.

from: Life With Lorelai

Type: Dessert

Serves: 16 servings

Ingredients:

3/4 Cups - Butter (softened)
1 1/2 Cups - Granulated Sugar
4 - Eggs
2 to 3 - Oranges (1/2 cup juice with pulp, 4 teaspoons zest)
3 Cups - Flour
1 teaspoon - Salt
1 teaspoon - Baking Soda
1 teaspoon - Baking Powder
1 Cup - Yogurt (I used Greek vanilla yogurt)

The Glaze:
1 Cup - Powdered Sugar
1/8 Cup - Juice little to no pulp
1 teaspoon - Orange Zest for garnish (optional)
2 Orange Slices for garnish (optional)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350° F
Butter Bundt pan and dust with flour (be sure to get all the nooks and crannies of the pan)
Peel the Oranges and remove the seeds.
Cube the orange.
Zest the orange peels. (I chop my zest to make it fine, but you do not have to.)
Place cubed oranges into your blender and puree (juice with pulp).
Cream Butter and Granulated Sugar.
Add Eggs one at a time, and beat with each addition.
Add the Orange Puree and Zest.
In a separate bowl, mix dry ingredients - Flour, Salt, Baking Soda, Baking Powder.
Add dry ingredients to the batter a little at a time, and mix well.
Add yogurt and combine until well blended.
Pour batter into prepared Bundt pan.
Bake at 350° F for 50 minutes, or until done.
Test with a toothpick.

The Glaze:
Mix Powdered Sugar and fresh orange juice.
Drizzle glaze over completely cooled cake.
Garnish with Orange Zest and a couple twists of orange slices.
NOTE: If you like your glaze thicker, do not use as much juice.

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This is such an easy cake to make. If you love oranges, you are going to love this Bundt cake — from the Golden State to the Sunshine State, and every where in between tantalize your taste buds.

Get baking, and enjoy!

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Rustic Raspberry Ricotta Galette Recipe – Romantic and Impressive

Rustic Raspberry Ricotta Galette Recipe – A deliciously simple dessert that’s both romantic and impressive!

Rustic Raspberry Ricotta Galette Recipe

A Deliciously Simple Dessert

The first thing you may be asking is, “What the heck is a galette?” A galette is similar to a tart. Like a tart, a galette can be sweet or savory, but where a tart is usually made in a tart pan, a galette is free-form. You can learn more about Tarts vs. Galettes here.

I wanted to make a simple dessert for Valentine’s Day that Luke and I could share. Since I love raspberries, and they are red, this Raspberry Ricotta Galette sounded perfect. The complete idea popped into my head as I roamed the aisles of my neighborhood Trader Joe’s store. I began tossing items into my cart.

This would make a tasty addition to any meal, and its beauty lends itself nicely as a romantic dessert.

Let’s get baking…

Ingredients:

Pie Crust, Ricotta Cheese, Raspberry Jam, Honey, Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips, Heavy Cream, Fresh Raspberries,

Directions:

The rustic galette is very easy to put together. First, preheat your oven to 375 degrees. Line your baking sheet with parchment paper and layout your pie crust.

Stir together the Ricotta cheese and honey

Spread Ricotta and honey mixture on the pie crust leaving a wide edge for folding. Top Ricotta with raspberry jam. Fold edge over the top, leaving the center open, and pinch together as needed.

Give the top crust edge a cream wash and dust with sugar and chocolate if desired.

Bake the galette at 375 degrees for 45 minutes. After baking, allow galette to rest on the baking sheet for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack for cooling.

Make the ganache.

Pipe whipped cream around the center crust edge. I piped a heart in the center of the galette since it was Valentine’s Day. Top with fresh raspberries, and drizzle with ganache.

Cut and serve.

Enjoy!

Be creative with your galette and try different flavor combinations.

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Rustic Raspberry Ricotta Galette

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Prep time

10 mins

Cook time

45 mins

Total time

55 mins

A deliciously simple dessert with raspberries and ricotta cheese.

from: Life With Lorelai

Type: Dessert

Ingredients:

The measurements for this recipe are also rustic -- rough approximations by taste
3/4 Cup - Ricotta Cheese (I used Fat Free)
2 Tablespoons - Honey
1/2 Cup - Raspberry Jam
1 Pie Crust (store bought or make your own)
Sugar and Chocolate (to sprinkle on crust)
Heavy Whipping Cream (to coat crust top edge, whip, and ganache)
Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
Fresh Raspberries

Directions:

FOR THE GALETTE:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees
Line a baking sheet with Parchment Paper
Layout pie crust on parchment
In a medium bowl mix Ricotta Cheese and Honey
Spread ricotta mixture in the center of pie crust, leaving a wide edge to fold over the top
Spread Raspberry Jam over the ricotta cheese
Fold crust edges over the top of spreads, but leaving the center open
Pinch crust edges together as needed
Paint top crust edge with cream and dust with sugar and chocolate
Bake at 375° F for 45 minutes
NOTE -- After Baking, let galette stand on the baking sheet for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack for further cooling.
FOR THE GANACHE:
In a double boiler add Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips and a splash of Heavy Cream (The ganache is just for a garnishing drizzle, so you do not need a lot. Start with smaller amounts of chips and cream, you can always add more).
Add cream to thin the chocolate as needed and stir until smooth and glossy.
GARNISHING THE GALETTE:
Garnish with a ring of whipped cream and fresh raspberries. Drizzle with ganache.

Notes

We made this galette for Valentine's Day, so we piped a whipped cream heart in the center of the galette and topped with a fresh raspberry.

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