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Portions:
36
Serving
Size:
2 cookies
- Diet
Types:
- CKD non-dialysis
- Diabetes
- Dialysis
- Lower Protein
Ingredients
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 15 ounces whole milk ricotta cheese
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1-1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 3 tablespoons 1% low-fat milk
Preparation
- Preheat the oven to 350˚ F. Set butter out to soften.
- In a large bowl using a hand-mixer on low speed, beat together sugar and butter. Blend well. Increase the speed to high; beat until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes.
- With the mixer on medium speed mix in the ricotta cheese, vanilla, eggs and lemon juice. Set mixer to low speed and add flour, baking soda and salt. Beat until a dough forms.
- Drop by tablespoons onto an ungreased cookie sheet, spaced about 2-inches apart. Bake for 15 minutes, or until slightly golden brown.
- Remove from the oven and cool cookies completely on a wire rack.
- Make icing by whisking together powdered sugar and milk until smooth and free of lumps. Ice each cookie, then set aside for icing to dry.
Helpful hints
- Whole milk ricotta cheese has less phosphorus and potassium than part-skim ricotta cheese.
- Replace the vanilla extract with almond extract, if desired.
- For Christmas, use red and green sugar sprinkles to decorate the cookies while the icing is still wet.
Submitted by: DaVita renal dietitian Jackie from Virginia.
Nutrients per serving
Calories 183
Protein 3 g
Carbohydrates 27 g
Fat 7 g
Cholesterol 30 mg
Sodium 84 mg
Potassium 35 mg
Phosphorus 42 mg
Calcium 31 mg
Fiber 0.2 g
Kidney and kidney diabetic food choices
- 1/2 starch
- 1 fat
- 1 high-calorie
Carbohydrate choices
2
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