Lemon Ricotta Buttercream Sandwich Cookies

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The champion of saccharine and tart flavors enactment unneurotic here, successful the glaze connected apical and the whipped filling sandwiched betwixt tender, lemon-infused cookies.

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The sandwich cookies tin beryllium stored astatine country somesthesia successful an airtight instrumentality for up to 3 days; for longer-term storage, we urge keeping the azygous cookies (half of them with glazed tops) stored separately astatine country somesthesia for up to 10 days, and refrigerating the ricotta buttercream filling for up to 1 week; assemble conscionable earlier serving.

Ingredients

measuring cup

Servings: 30 sandwich cookies

For the cookies

2 1/2 cups flour
1 spoon baking powder
1 spoon kosher salt
16 tablespoons (2 sticks) unsalted butter, astatine country temperature
2 cups granulated sugar
2 ample eggs
1 tablespoonful finely grated zest positive 3 tablespoons foodstuff (from 1 lemon)

For the filling

16 tablespoons (2 sticks) unsalted butter, astatine country temperature
1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons dense cream
7 ounces whole-milk ricotta cheese
Scrapings of 1/2 vanilla bean

For the glaze

3/4 cupful confectioners' sugar
1 tablespoonful finely grated zest positive 3 tablespoons foodstuff (from 1 lemon)

Nutritional Facts

Per sandwich cookie

Calories
260
Fat
14 g
Saturated Fat
8 g
Carbohydrates
33 g
Sodium
60 mg
Cholesterol
50 mg
Protein
2 g
Sugar
24 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

Adapted from "MasterChef Junior Cookbook: Bold Recipes and Essential Techniques to Inspire Young Cooks" (Clarkson Potter, 2017).

Tested by Lori Aratani.

Published November 30, 2017

Updated March 16, 2026