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 :)

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

Oh my these ROCK!!

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

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

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.)

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.

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!

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.

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