Ricotta Cookies

By LoriCaputo

Ingredients

• For the cookies:
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 (15 ounce) container of ricotta cheese
• 3 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• For the glaze:
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• milk
• sprinkles

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 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. 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.