Ricotta Cheese Cookies

Name: Ricotta Cheese Cookies
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 72
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps baking powder; 237 milliliters butter, softened; 355 milliliters confectioners sugar; 2 eggs; 946 milliliters all-purpose flour; 3 Tbsps milk; 425 grams ricotta cheese; 1 teaspoon salt; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 473 milliliters white sugar

Ricotta Cheese Cookies is a vegetarian recipe with 72 servings. This recipe covers 2% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains approximately 2g of protein, 4g of fat, and a total of 92 calories. If you have flour, ricotta cheese, salt, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper.

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Baking Sheet

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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.

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Ricotta Cheese

Vanilla

Butter

Sugar

Egg

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Blender

Reduce speed to low.

Add flour, baking powder and salt; beat until dough forms.

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Baking Powder

Dough

All Purpose Flour

Salt

Drop dough by level tablespoons, about 2 inches apart; onto the prepared baking sheets.

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Dough

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Baking Sheet

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.

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Wire Rack

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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.

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Powdered Sugar