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Glazed Lemony Ricotta Cookies

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  Lemon Ricotta Cookies IG: @mangia.con.elena Italians love lemons. Scroll through any Italian cookbook and guaranteed  you will see many dishes, sweets and drinks that feature lemons as either the main attraction or a flavourful addition.  My love affair with lemon cookies started as a young child. There was always some type of lemon cookie, crostata, ciambellone or torta in our kitchen and these  lemon ricotta cookies were definitely one of my favourites.  I would sneak these out of the freezer and eat them frozen. Take a look at my  previous posts for her lemon ciambellone and her anginetti cookies. Light and fluffy with a sweet lemony glaze that melts in your mouth.  Give these lemon cookies a try and you will fall in love with lemons as well! To make them more festive for the Christmas season you can dip them in sprinkles right after the icing sugar. Ingredients 2 1/4 cups of flour 1 tsp of baking powder pinch of salt 1/2 cup room temperature butter 8 ounces of fresh ricotta- be s