Best Ricotta Cheese Cookies Recipes

RICOTTA CHEESE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In large bowl, with mixer at low speed, beat sugar and margarine or butter until blended.
• Increase speed to high; beat until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes.
• At medium speed, beat in ricotta, vanilla, and eggs until well combined.
• Reduce speed to low.
• Add flour, baking powder, and salt; beat until dough forms.
• Drop dough by level tablespoons, about 2 inches apart,onto ungreased large cookie sheet.
• Bake about 15 minutes or until cookies are very lightly golden (cookies will be soft).
• With pancake turner, remove cookies to wire rack to cool.
• Repeat with remaining dough.
• When cookies are cool, prepare icing: In small bowl, stir confectioners' sugar and milk until smooth.
• With small metal spatula or knife, spread icing on cookies; sprinkle with red or green sugar crystals.
• Set cookies aside to allow icing to dry completely, about 1 hour.

SILKY RICOTTA CHEESE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Cream together sugar and butter.
• Add vanilla.
• Beat eggs in one at a time.
• Sift flour, salt and baking soda.
• Add to creamed mixture.
• Mix well.
• Add the ricotta cheese.
• **Usually here I add butterscotch chips or chips of your liking (raspberry chips are my favorite).
• Drop by teaspoonfuls onto a non-stick cookie sheet.
• Bake for 15 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Frost if desired.

RICOTTA CHEESE SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix cookie ingredients to form a sticky dough. Drop by teaspoonfuls on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 10 minutes or until the bottoms turn golden brown (the tops will stay white). Transfer to wire racks to cool. To make the glaze, stir milk a few drops at a time, along with the almond extract if desired, into the powdered sugar in a saucepan. Stir over low heat to create a glaze. Drizzle over cooled cookies and top with colored sprinkles. Makes 3 - 4 dozen cookies.

RICOTTA CHEESE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
• In a large bow, with the mixer a low speed, beat the sugar and butter until combined. Increase speed to high and beat until light and fluffy (about 5 minutes). Reduce speed to medium and beat in the ricotta, vanilla and eggs.
• Reduce speed to low. Add flour, baking powder and salt; beat until dough forms.
• Drop dough by level tablespoons, about 2 inches apart; onto the prepared baking sheets. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for about 15 minutes or until cookies are very lightly golden (cookies will be soft). With spatula, remove cookies to wire rack to cool.
• When cookies are cool, prepare icing. In small bowl, stir confectioners' sugar and milk until smooth. With small spreader, spread icing on cookies; place a candied cherry piece on top of each cookie or sprinkle with colored sugar or candy sprinkles.

RICOTTA CHEESE COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Mix all the ingredients together until combined. (The dough will be moist.) Drop by a teaspoon onto a lightly greased cookie sheet. Bake for about 10 minutes until firm, turning the tray around halfway. (The cookies will be golden on the bottom, but will remain white on top.)
• 2. Mix in enough lemon juice with the powdered sugar to make a glaze that can be brushed on. Lightly coat the tops of each cookie with the glaze and sprinkle with the colored sprinkles. Let dry fully before storing.