Description
A cookie version of the classic Italian cannoli dessert, featuring a crisp shell and sweet ricotta filling.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 4 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces
- 1 large egg yolk
- 2 tablespoons cold water
- 1/2 cup whole milk ricotta cheese, drained
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup mini chocolate chips
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped candied orange peel (optional)
Instructions
- In a bowl, mix flour, granulated sugar, and salt. Cut in the cold butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Mix in the egg yolk and cold water until a dough forms. Wrap the dough and chill for 30 minutes.
- Preheat your oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Roll the chilled dough out thinly. Use a round cookie cutter to cut out circles.
- Place the circles over the bottom of a greased mini muffin tin cups, pressing gently to form a cup shape. Prick the bottom of each cup with a fork.
- Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or until lightly golden. Let the shells cool completely in the tin before carefully removing them.
- For the filling, mix the drained ricotta cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract until smooth.
- Gently fold in the mini chocolate chips and candied orange peel, if using.
- Spoon or pipe the filling into the cooled cookie shells.
- Chill the filled cookies for at least 15 minutes before serving.
Notes
- Drain the ricotta cheese well by placing it in a fine-mesh sieve lined with cheesecloth for at least one hour.
- You can dust the finished cookies with extra powdered sugar before serving.
- Prep Time: 25 min
- Cook Time: 12 min
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10
- Sodium: 50
- Fat: 7
- Saturated Fat: 4
- Unsaturated Fat: 3
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 19
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 4
- Cholesterol: 30
Keywords: Cannoli Cookies, ricotta filling, Italian cookies, pastry shells, chocolate chip cookies