RICOTTA CHEESE COOKIES 
4 tbsp. butter, softened
1/2 - 1 c. ricotta cheese
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. sugar
1 egg
2 c. flour, sifted
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt

Blend butter and ricotta cheese until it becomes creamy. Add vanilla, and mix well. Add sugar while gradually beating until well blended. Add egg, and mix well. Slowly stir in all dry ingredients mixing well. Drop by teaspoons onto an ungreased cookie sheet.

Bake at 350°F for 10 minutes.

Makes 30 - 36 cookies.

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Ricotta Cheese Cookies
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 Caroline (Ohio) says:
Very yummy - I was able to make a gluten and egg free variation - it was so tender and very flavorful.
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 Amber (New York) says:
Yum! I used this recipe the day after I made stuffed shells to use up the left over ricotta and boy what a great decision! The recipe was easy, though I added some maple syrup to finish off the bottle. Putting the batter on the cookie sheet was super hard because the batter is so sticky but a little flour fixed that. I cooked them for 10 minutes until the bottoms were just slightly brown and boy were they good. They taste like sweetened cornbread with a very soft billowy texture. I even tried them with some butter on top and that was even better. I highly recommend this recipe.
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 Kay (North Carolina) says:
This is a good, light dessert--a great way to use up my leftover ricotta cheese. They remind me of an Italian butter cookie, but without all the butter! The recipe looked just right to me, so I followed it exactly (used one whole cup of cheese), and they didn't turn out too sticky. My medium-sized cookies needed only seven minutes in the oven, and they were perfect--soft on the inside, lightly browned on the bottom. I rolled them in powdered sugar after they were out of the oven for a minute or two. Yummy!
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 Bob Kenny (Arizona) says:
Although I have never had left over Ricotta cheese before... This is a perfect recipe for the something sweet with coffee without being too heavy after a meal.
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 Sheryl (New York) says:
I added 1 tsp ginger, 1/2 tsp cloves, 1 tbsp cinnamon and didn't do any frosting or glazes and the kids loved them.

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