Silky Ricotta Cheese Cookies Food

RICOTTA CHEESE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
• In a large bow, with the mixer a low speed, beat the sugar and butter until combined. Increase speed to high and beat until light and fluffy (about 5 minutes). Reduce speed to medium and beat in the ricotta, vanilla and eggs.
• Reduce speed to low. Add flour, baking powder and salt; beat until dough forms.
• Drop dough by level tablespoons, about 2 inches apart; onto the prepared baking sheets. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for about 15 minutes or until cookies are very lightly golden (cookies will be soft). With spatula, remove cookies to wire rack to cool.
• When cookies are cool, prepare icing. In small bowl, stir confectioners' sugar and milk until smooth. With small spreader, spread icing on cookies; place a candied cherry piece on top of each cookie or sprinkle with colored sugar or candy sprinkles.

SILKY RICOTTA CHEESE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Cream together sugar and butter.
• Add vanilla.
• Beat eggs in one at a time.
• Sift flour, salt and baking soda.
• Add to creamed mixture.
• Mix well.
• Add the ricotta cheese.
• **Usually here I add butterscotch chips or chips of your liking (raspberry chips are my favorite).
• Drop by teaspoonfuls onto a non-stick cookie sheet.
• Bake for 15 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Frost if desired.

RICOTTA COOKIES II

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, cream together butter, sugar, eggs, ricotta cheese, and vanilla extract. Combine the flour, baking powder, and baking soda; blend into the creamed mixture, mixing in additional flour as necessary to form a workable dough. Roll dough into teaspoon-sized balls, and arrange on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, until lightly browned.
• In a medium bowl, beat milk, confectioners' sugar, and almond extract until smooth. Spoon over warm cookies, and sprinkle with colored candy sprinkles.

RICOTTA CHEESE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Mix all of the cookie ingredients well until the dough sticks together into a big ball.
• It will be sticky.
• Drop by teaspoonfulls on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake 10 minutes or until the bottoms turn golden brown.
• Let cool for 1 minute and then transfer to wire racks to cool completely.
• Glaze: In a small saucepan slowly stir milk into the powdered sugar until it creates a glaze thin enough to be spread over the cookies.
• Stir over low heat then spread over cooled cookies.
• Quickly top with sprinkles.
• Makes 3-4 dozen cookies.

ITALIAN COOKIES II

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
• In a medium bowl, cream together 1/2 cup butter and white sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla and ricotta cheese. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; gradually stir into the cheese mixture. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto the prepared cookie sheets.
• Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until edges are golden. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
• In a medium bowl, cream together the remaining butter and confectioners' sugar. Beat in vanilla and milk gradually until a spreadable consistency is reached. Frost cooled cookies.