I make this recipe all the time, and everyone loves it (even my friend who is PICKY!). The only thing I don't do and never did was use an orange rind. It just doesn't seem like it would belong in ricotta cookies. I strongly recommend this one, esp since the Holidays are coming up :)

This is my 1st time making ricotta cookies. This recipe is awesome!! I can't stop eating them! Everyone loves them. I did not use the orange rind either. Maybe I will next time. My mom & I also thought maybe to try almond flavoring or anise flavoring for something different instead of the vanilla. Not sure how those flavors will taste -- its worth a try

This recipe is fantastic! My grand daughter selected these cookies in the gift shop of a Christmas tree farm and loved them. I wasn't sure this recipe would be as good but it was perfect. I omitted the orange rind and added anise flavoring to match the cookies I bought for my grand daughter. This recipe is now one of our Christmas traditions as it is loved by all, young and old.

Can I use low-fat Ricotta cheese in this recipe?? I have alot of it left over from a Lasagna and I need to use it for something. Does anyone know? Thanks!

I have used this recipe for a year now. It's the best cookies I have ever had and my sister & I bake a lot. Everyone loves them and have asked for my recipe. I use the orange grind and love it, great flavor. For anyone that has ommitted it you should try it. It's awesome flavor. The cookies are so moist w/the ricotta added to it.

For the record and for the people asking about "low-fat Ricotta"... Read the labels on those things. If there actually even is a difference in the fat content, it's so meager that it's laughable, and to add insult to injury there's so many additives to compensate for the lack of a tiny bit of fat that it's utterly absurd. Please, just stick to the normal stuff, it's not like Ricotta cheese is even very fatty to begin with. On a more related note, if you happen to make far too much dough when making gnocchi, it can be salvaged as these cookies the next day! (ahem, the reason why I'm checking this recipe in the first place.)

My 86 year old Pop in Law loved these cookies....he said they were just like his Neopolitan Mama's!!! I made 2 batches...one with vanilla.....anise...and lemon extract with lemon zest....mmmmmmmmmmmmm!!! great recipe

I'm only eleven and I discovered this recipe in my cooking class at my "after school program" and I LOVED this!

Oh my these ROCK!!

Instead of vanilla I use Sambuca. They Rock!!!

I loved these cookies! For those of you looking to try to make them "healthier," in place of butter I used "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter" baking sticks and also used low fat ricotta cheese - they tasted delicious! I left out the orange rind because my sister is allergic - they still tasted fantastic! Best cookies I've ever made :)

This recipe was so good I had to make two more batches for friends. I love the way the ricotta keeps the cookie moist and the icing is so creamy and buttery. I made a few changes because I grew up with the Italian version so I added 2 tsp of Anise extract and 2 tsp of Vanilla extract to both the cookie dough and to the icing. I left out the orange rind. I used two sticks of butter for the dough and one stick of butter for the icing and it gives it a nice buttery flavor. I also used 4-5tbs of half and half to the icing instead of of milk. As it was Christmas I decorated with red and green colored sugar on top. These cookies are so good I could eat a batch of them myself!

I make these every Christmas and end up making more because everyone wants them! They are a light cookie that browns on the bottom only. I add 2 tsp. of vanilla and 2 tsp of Anise extract to the cookies and 1 tsp of Anise and Vanilla to the glaze. I find real unsalted butter is so much better with this recipe. I sprinkle fine red and green sugar on the glaze for color. These are aswesome and keep well tightly covered in the freezer or fridge.

Love this recipe! My mom took some to work and they loved them so much, they begged me to make them another batch. Try replacing the vanilla with amaretto. Great flavor.

i make these all the time, very easy. i use the orange rind, big difference w/ a little bit of oange flavor, and i use almond instead of vanilla. everyone loves them.

The best! I have tried so many and this is the one I have been looking for! I substituted 1/2 tsp of lemon juice instead of the orange and it was awesome.