Italian Ricotta Cookies

Submitted by Montana Heart Song

"This recipe contains the grated rind of one orange. Almost 6 dozen cookies. The frosting has orange juice instead of milk. Place cooled cookies in glass jars with lids and freeze. Perfect for gift giving. I save pickle jars for filling."

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Yields: 65-72 cookies

ingredients

• 1⁄2 lb butter
• 2 cups sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1 lb ricotta cheese
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 orange, zest of
• 4 1⁄2 cups flour
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking soda

• FROSTING

• 2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1⁄4 cup butter
• 3 tablespoons orange juice
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla extract

directions

1. Cream butter and sugar and salt.
2. Add eggs and ricotta cheese, vanilla and grated orange rind.
3. Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda together in another bowl.
4. Add to batter in three additions.
5. Preheat oven 350*.
6. Drop by teaspoon of dough on ungreased cookie sheet.
7. Bake 10 minutes until edges lightly browned.
8. Cool on racks.
9. Mix frosting ingredients. Spread on cool cookies.

Reviews

[JennH8603]

My mother-in-law recently mentioned how much she loved ricotta cookies so I decided I wanted to surprise her and make some. I came across this recipe, got all the ingredients, and made these ricotta cookies for my mother-in-law. She LOVED them! She said they were even better than the family recipe she had been eating for years. <br/><br/>Not only did she love them but everyone else did too! They were fabulous! I would give this recipe more stars if I could. Easy to make and easy to eat, this recipe is a must-have in my recipe box. Thank you for sharing it! <br/><br/>Note: I guess I made my cookies smaller than the recipe called for so I got 121 ricotta cookies! Perfect for a Christmas party, or any other type of get-together! I plan on making these next week for my family's Christmas party - I think I'll top them with red and green sprinkles for a holiday touch! Thanks again! <br/><br/>I would highly recommend these to anybody!

 

[LorraineCariati]

I've made these several times and they are perfect every time. Thinking about using this recipe for my Italian wedding cookies, substituting pure anise oil instead of the orange flavoring. I'll let you know if it works for me. The cookie is so moist you can't resist it. They also freeze very well, with wax paper between layers.. I've caught my kids eating them right from the freezer. I didn't have sprinkles so I just tinted the icing.