1 lb. butter
2 c. sugar
3 eggs
1 lb. ricotta cheese
2 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. salt
4 c. flour
1 tsp. baking soda

Cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Combine the eggs, cheese, vanilla, and salt and add to the butter mixture. Sift together the flour and baking soda and add to rest of mixture. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 12 minutes. Cookies will be shaped in mounds. Do not let them brown. Cool and frost.

FROSTING:

2 tbsp. butter
2 tbsp. milk
2 c. sifted powdered sugar
Food coloring (optional)

Mix until spreading consistency. Divide in half and tint each a different color if you wish. Usually end up making a double batch of frosting.

This recipe makes thousands of cookies (at least 60, maybe more).