The Zest Cookies Ever!

When life gives you lemons add ricotta and make cookies, like Chef Matthew Cutolo of Gargiulo's Restaurant, the legendary old-school Italian institution in Coney Island, Brooklyn

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Lemon Ricotta Cookies

Makes about 36 cookies

INGREDIENTS

For Cookies

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened

1 cup granulated sugar

2 large eggs

8 oz whole milk ricotta cheese, drained

Zest of 2 lemons

2 tbsp fresh lemon juice

1 tsp pure vanilla extract