Soft and pillowy ricotta cookies are a perfect addition to your holiday
baking! These Italian ricotta cookies are the best treats for a cookie
exchange.
Ingredients :
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup ricotta cheese
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 large egg
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 Tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
ICING
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
3 Tablespoons milk
red & green sugar crystals
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line two cookie sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
In a large bowl, with mixer at low speed, beat sugar and butter until blended. Increase speed to high; beat until light and fluffy (about 3 minutes).
At medium speed, beat in egg, ricotta cheese, vanilla until well combined.
Reduce speed to low. Add flour mixture, beat until dough forms. Chill for at least 2 hours in the refrigerator.
Drop dough by level tablespoons, about 2 inches apart. Bake about 15 minutes or until cookies are very lightly golden on the bottom edges. Remove cookies to wire cooling rack. Let cool completely.
To ice cookies, in a small bowl, mix powdered sugar and milk together until well blended. Dip the top of each cookie into the icing and set on baking rack. Sprinkle with colored sugars.
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line two cookie sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
In a large bowl, with mixer at low speed, beat sugar and butter until blended. Increase speed to high; beat until light and fluffy (about 3 minutes).
At medium speed, beat in egg, ricotta cheese, vanilla until well combined.
Reduce speed to low. Add flour mixture, beat until dough forms. Chill for at least 2 hours in the refrigerator.
Drop dough by level tablespoons, about 2 inches apart. Bake about 15 minutes or until cookies are very lightly golden on the bottom edges. Remove cookies to wire cooling rack. Let cool completely.
To ice cookies, in a small bowl, mix powdered sugar and milk together until well blended. Dip the top of each cookie into the icing and set on baking rack. Sprinkle with colored sugars.
