Recipe Ricotta Cheese Cookies

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These Italian Ricotta Cookies are super soft and absolutely delicious. Topped with an almond glaze and sprinkles! They are sure to become a family favorite!

Hi friends! I’m participating in the Food Blogger Cookie Swap again this year! In exchange for mailing out cookies to 3 other bloggers, I got 3 kinds of cookies from other bloggers! How fun is that?

Ricotta Cheese Cookies Recipe, How To Make Ricotta Cheese Cookies Recipe

If the sound of putting ricotta cheese in cookies is bizarre to you, let me assure you that they do not taste like cheese! 🙂 These cookies are like sugar cookies! They’re easy to make and absolutely delicious to eat!

I will tell you – I would recommend NOT mailing these cookies. Sure, you can include them in a cookie tray or take them next door to share with a neighbor, or take them to an office party – but don’t ship them. I learned it the hard way. The glaze does not hold up well – it becomes an ooey gooey mess. I saw the cookies I mailed to one of my recipients on Instagram and I was soooo disappointed that they didn’t look as pretty as when I mailed them out. I was afraid it would happen butI hoped for the best. Learn from my mistake. I’m so sorry ladies! Next year, my cookies will be unglazed for sure!

I received some really delicious and awesome cookies this year – Pistachio Cranberry Shortbreads, Spiced Shortbread Cookies, and Brown Butter Snickerdoodles with Orange and Cardamom. I left the Snickerdoodle on the counter while I took care of a few things around the house …. and my kiddos devoured them before I had the chance to take a picture or taste one for myself!

Ricotta Cheese Cookies

2. In a medium bowl, cream the butter and sugar. Add the eggs, ricotta cheese, and vanilla extract; mix until well combined. In a separate medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and baking soda. Add the flour mixture to the ricotta mixture; mix well. Roll or scoop the dough into teaspoon-sized balls. Place on an ungreased cookie sheet about 2-inches apart.

3. Bake 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned. Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 3 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

4. In a medium bowl, whisk the milk, powdered sugar, and almond extract until smooth. Dip the tops of the cookies into the glaze and set upright back on the wire rack. Immediately top with sprinkles. Repeat for remaining cookies.

Chocolate And Orange Ricotta Cookies Recipe

Did you try this recipe? Be sure to leave a rating and tag @ on Instagram with the hashtag # so I can see what you made!Ricotta Cheese Cookies are light, flavorful soft cookies with a cake-like texture. These cookies are a wonderful addition to any Christmas dessert platter. My recipe is an ideal ricotta cookie for sharing with others this holiday season.

With the holidays upon us, it’s time to get into that baking mood. I’ve been baking some different cookie recipes this year to see what I want to include in a cookie exchange. This recipe for ricotta cheese cookies was a perfect delicious and beautiful cookie to add to my list.

Participating in a cookie swap is one way I can stock up on goodies for Christmas without being in the kitchen for days.

Glazed Chocolate Chip Ricotta Cookies

Yes! So many people ask me this question. Everyone thinks since they have “cheese” in them then they can’t be sweet and yummy.

The thing is, ricotta is a mild cheese that really absorbs the flavors around it. So, for this recipe, it is easy to have a wonderful flavor with no lingering cheesiness at all.

The vanilla extract gives just enough flavor for these to be a light, buttery, and moist vanilla cookie that is ideal for cookie swaps!

Ricotta Holiday Cookies Ricotta

Another simple but delicious option is this recipe for Mexican wedding cookies. The white powdered coating makes them perfect for holiday cookie exchanges.

This recipe is for a soft cookie with a vanilla glaze and sprinkles. It is super easy to make, and of course, is delicious. I love that this recipe is great for Christmas with holiday sprinkles, but can be made for any holiday with just a simple switch in topping!

If you are new to baking, this is a perfect recipe to add to your list. It is simple to follow, and doesn’t require a lot of time consuming or difficult steps. For a novice baker, this is an ideal option to start with. Especially for holiday cookie swaps.

Ricotta Cookies (italian Ricotta Cookies!)

If you are a novice baker, this is another excellent simple recipe that goes right along with the ricotta cookies recipe. A simple vanilla glaze is so easy to make, and will have everyone amazed at your skills in the kitchen.

All you need to do is combine powdered sugar (confectioner’s sugar), a bit of milk, and a dash of vanilla extract together and whisk until there are no lumps.

Then you drizzle over the top or dip your cookies into it, sprinkle some sanding sugar on top, and let it harden a bit before serving.

Vanilla Ricotta Cookies

Soft and pillowy ricotta cookies are a perfect addition to your holiday baking! These Italian ricotta cookies are the best treats for a cookie exchange.

Serving: 1 g | Calories: 79 kcal | Carbohydrates: 13 g | Protein: 1 g | Fat: 3 g | Saturated Fat: 2 g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1 g | Cholesterol: 11 mg | Sodium: 77 mg | Sugar: 8 g

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