Fancy to look at, a delight to enjoy, and surprisingly easy to make, these cannoli cookies are the ones you want to prepare when you need a dessert that will impress your guests despite being approachable enough even for the amateur pastry chef. The secret is to let store-bought vanilla wafers do half of the work, while preparing the sweet filling is really nothing more than a bit of mixing.
That and some quick melting and dipping is all it takes to make these sweet treats that are great for housewarming gifts, perfect on a platter at a holiday gathering, or that look great ringing the cake at a birthday celebration that’s done to the nines. Just prepare these cannoli wafer cookies the same day you’ll serve them, because the fresh crispness of the wafers is key here.
Ingredients for Cannoli Cookies
- Ricotta cheese: Use whole milk ricotta for this recipe; the richness is a must.
- Confectioners’ sugar: This fine, powdery sugar brings the sweetness the dessert needs.
- Sugar: Sugar in its more standard form also adds sweetness, of course, as well as some texture.
- Vanilla extract: As we always say, a little vanilla extract goes a long way, so be precise in your measuring.
- Vanilla wafers: We said it before, but using freshly opened store-bought vanilla wafers is the secret sauce here.
- White candy coating: The white candy coating you’ll be using here is really just sugar, oil and milk powder, but buy it premade and melt it, don’t make it from scratch.
- Chocolate chips: Stick with semisweet chocolate chips here, as this cannoli cookie recipe already has plenty of sweetness.
- Additional confectioners’ sugar: This is for a dusting that’s mostly about looks, but does also add a touch more sweet taste.
