You're going to love these Ricotta Cookies with Chocolate Chips! What's even better is the delicious orange icing that they are dipped in. Such a nice flavor pairing to add to your Christmas cookie tray!
I made these Orange Chocolate Chip Ricotta Cookies right after I made the Lemon Ricotta Cookies on my other website, She's Not Cookin'. We were in ricotta cookie heaven! If you prefer the classic Italian Ricotta Cookie, we've got that too!
These cookies make a big batch of 60 cookies. Great for cookie exchanges and Christmas cookie trays.
They are really easy to whip up and if you prefer to enjoy them without the glaze, I would still include the orange zest in the cookie dough as it goes perfectly with the chocolate.
I hope you will enjoy these cookies as much as we did!
Ingredients
- All Purpose Flour
- Baking Powder
- Baking Soda
- Butter - softened at room temperature. I made this batch of cookies during a heat wave, and even with the A/C on, I put the dough in the refrigerator between batches in the oven. If your butter is too soft, the cookies will spread.
- Granulated Sugar
- Ricotta Cheese - full fat Ricotta cheese.
- Mini chocolate chips
- Eggs - use large eggs at room temperature.
- Vanilla Extract - in the cookies and the icing.
- Orange juice/zest - you will need two oranges for this recipe! It is used in both the cookies and the icing. You definitely need fresh oranges for this recipe! Bottled orange juice simply won't produce the same delicious flavors.
- Powdered sugar
Step by Step Instructions
Preheat oven to 350°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. I like to bake these cookies one sheet at a time, in the middle rack in the oven. You can easily fit about 20 cookies at a time on a baking sheet, two inches apart.
Start by whisking together the flour, baking powder and baking soda. Set aside.
In large mixing bowl, or bowl from stand mixer with paddle attachment, beat together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. This can take anywhere from three to five minutes. The mixture should be light and pale yellow in color.
Next, add in the eggs, one at a time and beat well after each addition.
Add in ricotta cheese, vanilla, orange juice and orange zest. Beat on medium speed for one minute.
Add in the dry ingredients in three additions, stirring until well-combined, but do not over mix.
Stir in the chocolate chips, just until combined.
Use a cookie scoop or tablespoon and drop dough, two inches apart on prepared baking sheets.
Bake in 350°F oven for 13 to 15 minutes until bottoms are lightly browned. Transfer to wire cooling racks.
Make the icing: Combine powdered sugar and orange juice and orange zest in a small mixing bowl. You may need to add a little more orange juice or powdered sugar to reach the desired consistency.
Turn cookies upside down and one at a time, dip them right into the icing, allowing the icing to drip for a moment. Twist the cookie and turn upright. Icing will drizzle down the sides.
Place on wire rack with plastic wrap or parchment paper underneath for easy cleanup.
Allow icing to dry 45 minutes to 2 hours. Enjoy!
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Ricotta Cookies with Chocolate Chips
- Total Time: 28 minutes
- Yield: 60 cookies 1x
Description
You're going to love these Ricotta Cookies with Chocolate Chips! What's even better is the delicious orange icing that they are dipped in. Such a nice flavor pairing to add to your Christmas cookie tray!
Ingredients
Note: you will need two oranges for this recipe. I have separated the out in this list for the cookies/icing.
1 cup butter, room temperature
2 cups granulated sugar
2 eggs, room temperature
3 Tablespoons orange juice, freshly squeezed
Zest from one orange
1 container ricotta cheese, 15 oz.
2 tsp. vanilla extract
4 cups all-purpose flour
1 tbsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1 cup mini chocolate chips
Glaze:
2 cups powdered sugar (more if needed)
3 to 5 tablespoons freshly squeezed orange juice (more if needed)
Zest from one orange
⅛ to ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a small mixing bowl, sift together all-purpose flour, baking powder and baking soda. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, or bowl from stand mixer, beat together butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add in eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Add in ricotta cheese, vanilla, orange juice and orange zest. Beat on medium speed for one minute.
- Add in flour mixture, in three additions stirring until well-combined, but do not over mix.
- Stir in the chocolate chips.
- Use a small cookie scoop, or tablespoon and drop dough two inches apart on prepared baking sheets.
- Bake in 350°F oven for 13 to 15 minutes until bottoms are lightly browned. Transfer baked cookies to wire cooling racks.
- Make the icing: Combine powdered sugar, orange juice and orange zest in small mixing bowl. You may need to add a little more lemon juice or powdered sugar to reach the desired consistency. Stir in ⅛ to ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract to taste.
- Turn the cookies upside down, one at a time, and dip them right into the icing. Allow the icing to drip for a moment, then twist and turn the cookie upright.
- Place on wire rack with plastic wrap underneath for easy cleanup.
- The icing will take about 45 minutes to an hour to dry completely.
Notes
Recipe adapted from my Ricotta Cookie Recipe & this variation was inspired by Cooking Classy.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 13 minutes
- Category: Cookies
- Method: Oven Baked
- Cuisine: Italian
Keywords: Chocolate chip ricotta cookies
Annette
These are to die for!!! My neighbor shared this recipe (we're in CA) that he got from his cousin back-east who raved about it. She was right!
★★★★★
Sandra Flegg
That's fantastic! So happy to hear that you enjoyed them 🙂 Sandra
Mark
Thanks for your blog, nice to read. Do not stop.