Prep Time: 35 minutes
Chill Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 12 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 17 minutes
Yield: 18 cookies
Ingredients:
- ¾ cup (1 ½ sticks) butter, softened
- ¼ cup light brown sugar, packed
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ¼ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
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For Filling - 1 cup ricotta cheese
- 6 oz. cream cheese, softened
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp orange zest
- 18 Milk Chocolate Blossoms
Instructions:
- In a large bowl, use electric mixer to cream the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until light and fluffy, about 4 to 5 minutes. Add eggs and vanilla extract and mix again, about 1 minute.
- In a small bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix on low speed until fully incorporated, about 2 minutes.
- Use a cookie scoop to form 1 inch dough balls and place them 3 inches apart on lined baking sheets. Use the back of a teaspoon to press an indentation into the center of each ball. Transfer cookie sheets to freezer to chill for 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350º. Bake cookies for 12-15 minutes, or until edges are golden brown. Remove from oven and let cool completely.
- While cookies bake, use electric mixer to combine ricotta, cream cheese, and powdered sugar until fluffy. Stir in orange zest and cinnamon.
- Using a piping bag or teaspoon, fill the center of each cooled cookie with ricotta mixture and top with Milk Chocolate Blossom.