ITALIAN CHRISTMAS COOKIES
A single batch of these ricotta cheese cookies is never enough. I usually make one to give away and two more to keep at home. The ricotta cheese makes the morsels extra moist. -Doris Marshall, Strasburg, Pennsylvania
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 40m
Yield 7 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°. In a bowl, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in ricotta and vanilla. Combine flour, salt and baking soda; gradually add to creamed mixture. , Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake for 12-15 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool. , In a large bowl, cream together butter, confectioners' sugar, vanilla and enough milk to reach spreading consistency. Frost cooled cookies and immediately decorate with sprinkles. Store in the refrigerator.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 92 calories, Fat 3g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 16mg cholesterol, Sodium 74mg sodium, Carbohydrate 14g carbohydrate (9g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.
ITALIAN CHRISTMAS COOKIES
Make and share this Italian Christmas Cookies recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Kimschmee
Categories Drop Cookies
Time 20m
Yield 2 dozen cookies, 24 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Firstly, sift the flour and baking powder together into a bowl.
- Then, in a larger bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in eggs and add vanilla, then pour the dry ingredients into the wet and mix.
- Knead and add flour as needed to keep dough from sticking to hands. Pinch off dough, roll in your hands to form a log and then twirl into shape. Place on greased cookie sheets.
- Bake at 375 for 10 minutes.
- Combine the next 3 ingredients until creamy.
- Dip cookies into icing and sprinkle with trim. Place on wire rack with wax paper on counter to collect the dripping icing and sprinkles.
ITALIAN CHRISTMAS FROSTED COOKIES
Old fashioned Italian Christmas cookies. Very easy to make and yummy too! This recipe was adopted from Taste of Home.
Provided by IronChefNicole
Categories Dessert
Time 27m
Yield 96 cookies, 30 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- In a bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Beat in ricotta and vanilla.
- Combine flour, salt and baking soda; gradually add to creamed mixture.
- Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned.
- Remove to wire racks to cool.
- In a bowl, cream butter, sugar and vanilla. Add enough milk until frosting reaches spreading consistency. Frost cooled cookies and immediately decorate with sprinkles. Store in the refrigerator.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 261.6, Fat 10.3, SaturatedFat 6.3, Cholesterol 46.7, Sodium 208, Carbohydrate 38.6, Fiber 0.5, Sugar 25.2, Protein 4.1
ITALIAN CHRISTMAS COOKIES
If you're looking for a global spin on Christmas sugar cookies, this classic Italian version, made with lemon and ricotta, is one you won't want to miss.
Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Dessert
Time 2h45m
Yield 54
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Heat oven to 350°F. In small bowl, stir flour, baking powder and salt.
- In large bowl, beat granulated sugar, softened butter, ricotta cheese and lemon peel with electric mixer on medium speed about 1 minute or until fluffy; scrape side of bowl. Beat in eggs, one at a time, just until smooth. Stir in vanilla. On low speed, beat flour mixture into sugar mixture until well blended. Cover and refrigerate 30 minutes.
- Using floured fingers, shape dough into 54 (1-inch) balls; place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 9 to 11 minutes or until set but not brown. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.
- In small bowl, beat powdered sugar and 3 tablespoons lemon juice with spoon until smooth and spreadable. If frosting is too stiff to spread, add additional lemon juice, 1 teaspoon at a time. Tint with food color. Using knife, spread 1/2 teaspoon frosting on each cooled cookie; immediately top with sprinkles. Let stand about 30 minutes or until frosting is set. Store covered in airtight container at room temperature.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 80, Carbohydrate 14 g, Cholesterol 10 mg, Fat 1/2, Fiber 0 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 1 1/2 g, ServingSize 1 Cookie, Sodium 55 mg, Sugar 10 g, TransFat 0 g
ITALIAN FROSTED CHOCOLATE COOKIES
I make these cookies each year at Christmas. They are a favorite of family and friends. This recipe makes approximately 120 cookies.
Provided by Anonymous
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Italian
Time 9h15m
Yield 120
Number Of Ingredients 20
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Whisk flour, white sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, cinnamon, cloves, allspice, and salt in a large bowl. Stir orange zest into flour mixture. Mix vegetable shortening and margarine into dry ingredients, using your hands, until mixture is crumbly.
- Beat eggs and vanilla extract in a bowl with an electric mixer until foamy; add egg mixture, 1/4 cup orange juice, and 1/4 cup milk to flour mixture and knead dough in the bowl until thoroughly combined and dough doesn't stick to your hands, about 8 minutes. Dough will be stiff. Knead cream cheese thoroughly into dough, followed by walnuts.
- Form dough into balls about 1 1/2 inches in diameter and place onto ungreased baking sheets.
- Bake cookies in the preheated oven until lightly browned, 12 to 14 minutes. Cool cookies on racks.
- Beat 3 tablespoons milk, 1 teaspoon orange juice, and 1 cup confectioners' sugar in a bowl until smooth; gradually beat in remaining confectioners' sugar until frosting is thick and drizzles slowly from a spoon.
- Dip tops of cookies into frosting and place frosted cookies on racks with waxed paper underneath to catch drips. Let cookies dry overnight.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 78.1 calories, Carbohydrate 12.8 g, Cholesterol 8.8 mg, Fat 2.7 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 1.3 g, SaturatedFat 0.7 g, Sodium 83.2 mg, Sugar 6.5 g
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