Name: Italian Cookies II
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 36
Ingredients: Butter, softened - ½ cup; White sugar - 1 cup; Eggs - 2; Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon; Ricotta cheese - 8 ounces; All-purpose flour - 2 cups; Baking soda - ½ teaspoon; Salt - ¼ teaspoon; Butter, softened - 2 tablespoons; Confectioners' sugar - 2 cups; Vanilla extract - ¼ teaspoon; Milk - 1 ½ tablespoons

Ingredients for - Italian Cookies II

1. Butter, softened ½ cup

2. White sugar 1 cup

3. Eggs 2

4. Vanilla extract 1 teaspoon

5. Ricotta cheese 8 ounces

6. All-purpose flour 2 cups

7. Baking soda ½ teaspoon

8. Salt ¼ teaspoon

9. Butter, softened 2 tablespoons

10. Confectioners' sugar 2 cups

11. Vanilla extract ¼ teaspoon

12. Milk 1 ½ tablespoons

How to cook deliciously - Italian Cookies II

1 . Stage

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.

2 . Stage

In a medium bowl, cream together 1/2 cup butter and white sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla and ricotta cheese. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; gradually stir into the cheese mixture. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto the prepared cookie sheets.

3 . Stage

Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until edges are golden. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

4 . Stage

In a medium bowl, cream together the remaining butter and confectioners' sugar. Beat in vanilla and milk gradually until a spreadable consistency is reached. Frost cooled cookies.