July Cookie Carnival

This month's Cookie Carnival cookie voted on by readers of her blog, was the Lemon Ricotta Cookie with Lemon Glaze. Yes, it got my vote, too! Check out the recipe here.

The recipe came together extremely quick and is a good recipe to keep handy in case you need to throw together cookies for unexpected company. They are very moist and have adequate lemon flavor ~ very "summery". These are definitely best eaten the same day you make them. I found that the next day mine stuck together and were a little too soft. So be sure and gobble them up the same day...if your household is like mine, it won't be a problem.

Not only did my husband and 6 year old son give these cookies a "thumbs up", but our neighbors on either side of our house did the same! Looks like another keeper. Thanks Cookie Carnival for the great recipe again this month.

June Cookie Carnival (OK, a little early)

I was so darn excited when I saw this month's Cookie Carnival ~ oh, how I love strawberries and I have NEVER made a cookie with real strawberries in it. So maybe I am a little early with my post but I had all the ingredients in the house and some free time on my hands. Voila, cookies!

When I saw the recipe was from Martha Stewart, I was a little skeptical. My experience with her recipes is that there is always some tedious step or obscure ingredients. But to my surprise, these beauties were so easy. They would be perfect for an afternoon tea. They were tender and not too sweet - they reminded me of a mini scone.

One thing I'll do when I bake these again (and I definitely will!) is mix the dough longer after adding the strawberries. I noticed that my cookies do not look like the picture from the recipe but I think it's because I was afraid that mixing them too long would make them tough. Although I think the "less blended" version looks more afternoon tea-ish.

Thanks Cookie Carnival for the delectable strawberry cookie!