Bettys Ricotta Cheese Cookies Recipes

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.

ITALIAN CHRISTMAS COOKIES

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.

LEMON-RICOTTA COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Beat ricotta, sugar, egg, vanilla, and lemon zest in a large bowl with an electric mixer. Gradually beat in flour and baking powder; mix until well combined.
• Use a small 1 1/2-tablespoon cookie scoop to scoop up dough and form into a ball with floured hands. Roll the ball of dough into a rope, approximately 7 inches long, on a very lightly floured surface. Shape the rope into a ribbon and place on a baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining dough, arranging 9 cookies per baking sheet. Sprinkle cookies with powdered sugar.
• Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned, 15 to 16 minutes. Transfer cookies to wire racks and cool completely.

RICOTTA COOKIES II

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, cream together butter, sugar, eggs, ricotta cheese, and vanilla extract. Combine the flour, baking powder, and baking soda; blend into the creamed mixture, mixing in additional flour as necessary to form a workable dough. Roll dough into teaspoon-sized balls, and arrange on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, until lightly browned.
• In a medium bowl, beat milk, confectioners' sugar, and almond extract until smooth. Spoon over warm cookies, and sprinkle with colored candy sprinkles.

ITALIAN RICOTTA COOKIES

Steps:

• Using an electric mixer, cream 2 sticks butter with sugar until fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add ricotta, lemon zest and 2 1/2 teaspoons vanilla and beat well. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Scrape the sides of the bowl down with a rubber spatula, then beat in flour, baking soda and salt. Cover dough and chill for at least 2 hours and up to a week.
• Heat oven to 350 degrees and line several cookie sheets with parchment paper or nonstick liners. Shape tablespoons of dough into balls. Place 2 inches apart on baking sheets and bake until pale golden on the bottom, about 15 minutes. Let cool on wire racks.
• Melt remaining tablespoon butter. Whisk confectioners' sugar to break up any large lumps, then whisk in melted butter, lemon juice, remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla and enough milk to make a spreadable icing. Spread icing on cooled cookies, then let set for at least 20 minutes before serving.

BETTY'S RICOTTA CHEESE COOKIES

Steps:

• Blend eggs, butter and sugar.
• Add ricotta cheese, mix well.
• Add salt, baking soda and vanilla, mix well.
• Stir in flour, mix until smooth.
• Add chocolate chips, mix well.
• Drop from teaspoon onto greased baking sheet.
• Bake at 350 for 10 - 20 minutes, or when edges of cookies are golden brown.

FROSTED LEMON-RICOTTA COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar until well blended, about 5 minutes. Beat in the eggs, cheese, lemon juice and zest. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to butter mixture and mix well. , Drop by heaping tablespoonfuls 3 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake until lightly browned, 10-12 minutes. Cool for 2 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely. , In a small bowl, combine the frosting ingredients. Spread over cookies.

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 COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Mix all of the cookie ingredients well until the dough sticks together into a big ball.
• It will be sticky.
• Drop by teaspoonfulls on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake 10 minutes or until the bottoms turn golden brown.
• Let cool for 1 minute and then transfer to wire racks to cool completely.
• Glaze: In a small saucepan slowly stir milk into the powdered sugar until it creates a glaze thin enough to be spread over the cookies.
• Stir over low heat then spread over cooled cookies.
• Quickly top with sprinkles.
• Makes 3-4 dozen cookies.

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.