15 Ultra-Soft Mascarpone & Ricotta Christmas Cookies That Melt in Your Mouth

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A well-rounded Ultra-Soft Mascarpone & Ricotta Christmas Cookies That Melt in Your Mouth tray starts with Mascarpone Spritz Cookies, then adds the contrasting flavor of Ricotta Spritz Cookies. This collection gathers 15 recipes, including Cream Cheese Spritz Cookies, so you can mix textures and flavors for cookie swaps, gift tins, or a festive dessert table. Open each linked recipe for its full method.

  1. Mascarpone Spritz Cookies | Christmas Spritz Cookies

    Mascarpone Spritz Cookies | Christmas Spritz Cookies

    Mascarpone Spritz Cookies: buttery Christmas spritz cookies with title-specific flavor, shaping and finishing details.

  2. Ricotta Spritz Cookies | Christmas Spritz Cookies

    Ricotta Spritz Cookies | Christmas Spritz Cookies

    Ricotta Spritz Cookies: buttery Christmas spritz cookies with title-specific flavor, shaping and finishing details.

  3. Cream Cheese Spritz Cookies | Christmas Spritz Cookies

    Cream Cheese Spritz Cookies | Christmas Spritz Cookies

    Cream Cheese Spritz Cookies: buttery Christmas spritz cookies with title-specific flavor, shaping and finishing details.

  4. Italian Ricotta Ciambelline | Christmas Cookie Box Recipes

    Italian Ricotta Ciambelline | Christmas Cookie Box Recipes

    Italian Ricotta Ciambelline with measured ingredients, drop shaping and clear oven cues for a holiday cookie box.

  5. Lemon Ricotta Christmas Crinkle Cookies | Christmas Cookie Box Recipes

    Lemon Ricotta Christmas Crinkle Cookies | Christmas Cookie Box Recipes

    Lemon zest and drained ricotta make soft, rounded crinkles with a tender center and a pale sugar crust.

  6. Ricotta Sugar Cookies | Christmas Sugar Cookies

    Ricotta Sugar Cookies | Christmas Sugar Cookies

    Soft ricotta sugar-cookie rounds with a moist fine crumb and a delicate white-chocolate drizzle.

  7. Vanilla Bean Ricotta Cookies | Italian Christmas Cookies

    Vanilla Bean Ricotta Cookies | Italian Christmas Cookies

    Soft vanilla-seed ricotta domes with a vanilla-flecked milk glaze, an Italian-style home adaptation.

  8. White Chocolate Ricotta Cookies | Italian Christmas Cookies

    White Chocolate Ricotta Cookies | Italian Christmas Cookies

    Unglazed soft ricotta cookies with small white chocolate pockets, an Italian-style home adaptation with a reduced-sugar dough.

  9. Walnut Ricotta Cookies | Italian Christmas Cookies

    Walnut Ricotta Cookies | Italian Christmas Cookies

    Brown-sugar ricotta cookies with finely chopped walnuts and toasted nut tops, an Italian-style home adaptation.

  10. Orange Ricotta Cookies | Italian Christmas Cookies

    Orange Ricotta Cookies | Italian Christmas Cookies

    Soft ricotta cookies with fresh orange zest and a bright citrus glaze.

  11. Pistachio Ricotta Cookies | Italian Christmas Cookies

    Pistachio Ricotta Cookies | Italian Christmas Cookies

    Soft ricotta domes with ground pistachios, a thin milk glaze and chopped nut tops; an Italian-inspired home adaptation.

  12. Lemon Ricotta Cookies | Italian Christmas Cookies

    Lemon Ricotta Cookies | Italian Christmas Cookies

    Soft ricotta cookies with fresh lemon zest and a bright citrus glaze.

  13. Honey Lemon Ricotta Cookies | Italian Christmas Cookies

    Honey Lemon Ricotta Cookies | Italian Christmas Cookies

    Soft ricotta cookies sweetened partly with honey, scented with lemon zest and topped with a thin honey-lemon glaze; an Italian-style home adaptation.

  14. Espresso Ricotta Cookies | Italian Christmas Cookies

    Espresso Ricotta Cookies | Italian Christmas Cookies

    Soft coffee-scented ricotta cookies with a thin espresso glaze, an Italian-inspired home flavor variation.

  15. Chocolate Chip Ricotta Cookies | Italian Christmas Cookies

    Chocolate Chip Ricotta Cookies | Italian Christmas Cookies

    Tender unglazed ricotta drop cookies dotted with mini chocolate chips, an Italian-inspired home formula.

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