Pistachio Ricotta Cookies

By Maverick19

Ingredients

• For the cookies:
• 2 cups sugar
• 12 oz pistachios
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 lb ricotta cheese
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 2 large eggs, room temperature
• 4 cups all purpose flour
• 1 Tbsp baking powder
• 1 tsp salt
• For the Icing:
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 3 Tbsp milk
• chopped pistachios

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
1. In a food processor, add the pistachios and process until finely ground. About 1 minute, set aside.
2. In a large bowl, hand or stand mixer at low speed, beat the sugar and butter until blended.
3. Increase the speed to high, beat until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes.
4. At medium speed, beat in the ricotta, vanilla, ground pistachios and eggs, until well combined.
5. Reduce speed to low. Add the flour, baking powder and salt. Beat until dough forms.
6. Drop dough by LEVEL Tablespoons, about 2 inches apart, on to an ungreased, large cookie sheet. Bake about 15 minutes or until cookies are very lightly golden (Cookies will be soft)

For the Icing:
1. In a small bowl, stir powder sugar and milk until smooth. With a small teaspoon, spread icing on the cookies. Decorate with chopped pistachios.
2. Set cookies aside to allow icing to dry completely