Description
Delightfully easy Cannoli Cookie Cups combine the crisp, buttery goodness of baked sugar cookie shells with a creamy, sweet ricotta-mascarpone filling studded with mini chocolate chips. This no-fuss dessert brings together classic cannoli flavors in an approachable mini cookie cup form, perfect for parties or a sweet treat at home.
Ingredients
Scale
Cookie Cups
- 1 roll (16.5 oz) refrigerated sugar cookie dough
Filling
- 1 1/4 cups ricotta cheese, well-drained
- 1/2 cup mascarpone cheese
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/3 cup mini chocolate chips
Garnish
- Extra chocolate chips or chopped pistachios, for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat and Prepare Muffin Tin: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a mini muffin tin with nonstick spray to ensure easy removal of cookie cups after baking.
- Form Cookie Shells: Slice the refrigerated sugar cookie dough into 24 even pieces. Press each piece into the bottom and up the sides of each muffin cup, shaping a small cup or shell perfectly to hold the filling later.
- Bake Cookie Cups: Place the muffin tin in the oven and bake for 10–12 minutes, or until the cookie shells are golden and fully set. This ensures a crisp exterior while maintaining shape.
- Create Cups: Immediately after removing from the oven, gently press down the center of each cookie with a spoon or the back of a measuring spoon to form a cup shape, perfect for filling.
- Cool Completely: Allow the cookie cups to cool completely in the muffin tin. This step prevents the filling from melting when added.
- Prepare Filling: In a mixing bowl, beat together the well-drained ricotta, mascarpone cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and ground cinnamon until smooth and creamy.
- Add Chocolate Chips: Fold in the mini chocolate chips to the filling mixture, adding texture and flavor reminiscent of traditional cannoli.
- Fill Cookie Cups: Once the cookie shells are cooled, spoon or pipe the ricotta filling evenly into each cookie cup for a beautiful presentation.
- Garnish and Chill: Garnish each filled cookie cup with extra chocolate chips or chopped pistachios as desired. Chill the completed cookie cups in the refrigerator for 15–20 minutes before serving to set the filling and enhance flavors.
Notes
- For best results, drain the ricotta cheese overnight using a cheesecloth or fine mesh sieve to prevent the filling from being too runny.
- These cookie cups are best served chilled and consumed the same day to maintain the crispness of the cookie shell.
