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Italian Orange-Poppy Seed Cookies

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Updated Sep 21, 2020
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We can't get enough of these citrus-kissed Christmas cookies! Inspired by our beloved Easy Italian Christmas Cookies, we added ricotta cheese, fresh orange and crunchy poppy seed to Pillsbury™ sugar cookie dough for this flavorful twist on a classic.

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Italian Orange-Poppy Seed Cookies

  • Prep Time 25 min
  • Total 1 hr 45 min
  • Ingredients 7
  • Servings 36
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Ingredients

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 350°F. Line cookie sheets with cooking parchment paper.
  • Step 
    2
    In large bowl, break up cookie dough. Stir or knead in ricotta cheese, flour, poppy seed and 2 teaspoons of the orange zest until well blended. (DO NOT EAT RAW COOKIE DOUGH AFTER COMBINING WITH FLOUR.) Shape dough into 36 (1 1/4-inch) balls. Place 2 inches apart on cookie sheets.
  • Step 
    3
    Bake 10 to 13 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 20 minutes.
  • Step 
    4
    In small bowl, stir powdered sugar, 2 tablespoons of the orange juice and remaining 1 teaspoon orange zest; mix well. If necessary, add additional orange juice, 1 teaspoon at a time, until thin enough for glaze. Dip tops of cookies into glaze. Let stand about 20 minutes or until glaze is set. Store in covered airtight container in refrigerator up to 1 week.

Nutrition

90 Calories
2 1/2g Total Fat
1g Protein
15g Total Carbohydrate
10g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cookie
Calories
90
Calories from Fat
20
Total Fat
2 1/2g
4%
Saturated Fat
1g
5%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
0mg
0%
Sodium
45mg
2%
Potassium
10mg
0%
Total Carbohydrate
15g
5%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
10g
Protein
1g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
0%
0%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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