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Italian Ricotta Cookies Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  

1/2 lb. butter
2 c. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1 lb. ricotta
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla ( I use orange extract)
Grated rind of 1 orange
4 1/2 c. flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
Directions:
Directions:

Cream butter, add sugar and continue beating. Add egg, ricotta and orange. Beat well and add rind.
Sift dry ingredients and add to batter.

Drop by tsp. on parchment paper lined pan. Bake at 350 10 min or til edges are slightly browned. Cool.


Frosting:
2 c. confectioners sugar
1/4 c. butter
3 T milk
1/2 tsp vanilla or orange extract
Orange rind (Optional)

Mix well and frost cookies.
** I made 1 1/2 recipe of the frosting.

 

 

 

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