Ricotta Cookies
By: Andie Mitchell
Published: Saturday, February 13, 2010 - 9:56am

Ingredients




1 pound Butter or margarine
2 Eggs
1 pound Ricotta cheese
2 cups Sugar
1 teaspoon Baking powder
1 teaspoon Baking soda
4 cups Flour
2 teaspoons Vanilla or lemon extract
teaspoon Nutmeg

Preparation

1 Cream butter and sugar together and then add the vanilla or lemon extract. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add Ricotta cheese and beat 1 minute. Add dry ingredients slowly. 2 Drop by teaspoonfulls on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 12-14 minutes . When cookies are done, sprinkle with powdered sugar.