Christmas Cookies
Italian Ricotta Cookies
Ricotta Cookies – Italian Christmas Cookies are super soft, cake-like cookies covered in a sweet glaze and colorful sprinkles.
Ingredients
- For the cookie:
- 2 sticks butter; softened
- 1 ¾ cups sugar
- 4 cups flour
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 2 eggs
- 1 container 15 ounces, ricotta cheese
- 2 TBS. vanilla extract
- For the glaze:
- 4 -5 TBS. milk
- 1 ½ cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp. almond extract
- sprinkles
- In your mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
- Add the eggs, ricotta cheese and vanilla extract. Mix well until combined.
- In another bowl, combine the dry ingredients: flour, baking powder and baking soda.
- Add the flour mixture to the ricotta mixture and mix well.
- Roll or scoop the dough into teaspoon sized balls. Place on a cookie sheet that’s lined with parchment paper. Bake in a 350 degree preheated oven for 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Let the cookies cool for a few minutes before adding the glaze.
- Combine the glaze ingredients together and beat until smooth. Dip the tops of the cookies into the glaze and set the cookies on a baking rack for the glaze to drip. Add the sprinkles immediately.
