Maria's Italian Ricotta Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter room temperature
- 2 cups sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 carton 15 oz ricotta cheese
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 4 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking soda
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- In a bowl, cream butter and sugar until fluffy.
- Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in ricotta and vanilla.
- In a separate bowl, combine flour, salt and baking soda; gradually add to the creamed mixture.
- Drop by rounded teaspoons 2 inches apart onto a greased (or parchment or Silpat lined) baking sheet.
- Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes
Notes
This makes a lot of cookies!!
You can bake a few off at a time and freeze the rest (as mentions above). They freeze beautifully and are best eaten hot out of the oven!!!
You can bake a few off at a time and freeze the rest (as mentions above). They freeze beautifully and are best eaten hot out of the oven!!!