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Easy Cannoli Cookies




Cannoli purists, look away.  Today's recipe is Easy Cannoli Cookies from Crazy for Crust.  These cookies give you the taste of a cannoli while using simple ingredients.   I used a cookie cutter to make mine a bit more festive.  I also added a bit of green food coloring to the beaten egg. 

 
 
I used half the mini chips in the filling and then dipped the edges in the other half.   You could substitute part of the vanilla for orange extract.    Thank you to Dorothy for sharing the recipe!


Easy Cannoli Cookies

Easy Cannoli Cookies
Author: Jolene's Recipe Journal

Ingredients

  • 2 refrigerated pie crusts -- from a box
  • 1 egg (+green food coloring, if desired)
  • 1/4 cup turbinado sugar (sugar in the raw)
  • 2 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
  • 1 cup whole milk ricotta cheese (do not substitute low-fat)
  • 2/3 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips

Instructions

  1. Heat oven to 350. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
  2. Follow directions to unroll pie crusts and use a cookie or biscuit cutter to cut out shapes. Re-roll the scraps and repeat. Place on prepared sheets.
  3. Beat egg with food coloring and lightly brush onto each cookie. Sprinkle with turbinado sugar. Bake 10 to 11 minutes. Cool on sheets for 1 minute, then move to wire rack to cool completely.
  4. Beat the heavy cream to stiff peaks. Whisk together ricotta and powdered sugar. Add vanilla. Fold in whipped cream and 1/4c chocolate chips. Place filling into a pastry bag and pipe onto half of the cookies. Top with the remaining cookies. Put 1/4c of mini chocolate chips into a bowl and press the edges of the cookies into them, working your way around until the edges are covered.
  5. Store cookies in the fridge, and eat within a few days.

Notes

Source: https://www.crazyforcrust.com/2015/02/2014-annie-movie-birthday-party-ideas/

Recommended Products

Wilton 12-Inch Disposable Cake Decorating Bags, 50-Count Pastry Bags
Biscuit Cutter Set
Wilton Set of 6 Nesting Star Cutters

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Cannoli, cookies, easy, pie crust
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American



Welcome to the 12 Days of Cookies, hosted by Family Around the Table and Cooking With Carlee. We will be filling the season with all kinds of delicious cookies.  May your holidays be sweet!

Day 11

Cherry Pistachio Icebox Cookies from Palatable Pastime
Chocolate Covered Cherry Snowballs from Cooking With Carlee
Easy Cannoli Cookies from Jolene's Recipe Journal
Manju from A Day in the Life on the Farm


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  1. AnonymousDecember 11, 2016 at 1:13 PM

    Hi Jolene, these cookies look amazing! We love cannoli and I think these cookies would be a great addition to our Christmas Cookie repertoire. I was brought to your blog after searching for some information on Taste of Home and what happened to their online community forums. It seems they disappeared and all that is left is to follow them on pinterest, facebook, etc. A few of us are very disappointed in some of our posts that had shared recipes are no longer archived and now gone..do you know anything about TOH discontinuing forums? We didn't even see any announcement or email from them. Thanks!

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    1. JoleneDecember 11, 2016 at 1:26 PM

      The Taste of Home forums did close, sadly. An announcement was pinned to the top of the boards about 5 weeks before the end date. There are a few groups on Facebook for Taste of Home. If you want to use the "contact me" option, I can send you the links.

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  2. A Day in the Life on the FarmDecember 12, 2016 at 1:36 PM

    What a great idea for a sandwich cookie. I love that you cut them into holiday shapes.

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    1. JoleneDecember 13, 2016 at 7:26 AM

      I've got a big collection of cookies cutters that I love to put to good use!

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