Italian Ricotta Cookies

By grassickkitchen

Ingredients

• 1 cup softened butter
• 2 cups sugar
• 15 oz ricotta cheese
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 Tbp whole milk
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 large brown eggs
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 Tbp baking powder
• 2 Tbp lemon juice
• 2 Tbp grated lemon rind
• 1 1/2 cups confectioners sugar
• colored sprinkles

Details

Servings 3

Preparation

Step 1

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and lightly grease several cookie sheets.

In a large bowl cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the ricotta, vanilla and eggs and beat until combined. In a seperate bowl mix the flour, baking powder and salt. Slowly add this to the ricotta mixture until soft dough forms.

Drop about 2 tablspoons of dough onto a cookie sheet about 2 inches apart. Bake for 15 minutes or until the cookies begin to turn golden brown. Place on a wire cooling rack.

In a small bowl mix the confectioners sugar, milk, lemon juice and rind until smooth. With a small pastry spatula spread the icing on cookies and top with sprinkles. Allow to dry and harden for several hours.