ricotta almond cookies

Name: RICOTTA ALMOND COOKIES
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 4 cup(s) flour; 1 teaspoon(s) bakn soda; 1 teaspoon(s) salt; 3 - eggs; 2 cup(s) sugar; 1 pound(s) ricotta (i used part skim); 1 stick(s) butter flavored shortenn; 3 teaspoon(s) almond extract, divided 1 & 2 tsp; 1 cup(s) almonds...chpd very fine (almost ground); 3 cup(s) confectioners sugar; 3 tablespoon(s) water; 1/2 cup(s) almonds roughly chpd for garnish

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Lora DiGs

Monroe Township, NJ

Updated on Jan 18, 2014

I FOUND THIS ON MR FOOD SITE BUT CHANGED IT UP TO MY FAMILIES LIKINGS...PRETTY PRETTY GOOD :)

Rate

prep time 20 Min

cook time 20 Min

method Bake

yield 3-4 DOZEN (DEPENDN ON SIZE)

Ingredients

4 cups flour
1 teaspoon bakn soda
1 teaspoon salt
3 - eggs
2 cups sugar
1 pound ricotta (i used part skim)
1 stick butter flavored shortenn
3 teaspoons almond extract, divided 1 & 2 tsp
1 cup almonds...chpd very fine (almost ground)
3 cups confectioners sugar
3 tablespoons water
1/2 cup almonds roughly chpd for garnish

How To Make ricotta almond cookies

Step 1

PREHEAT OVEN TO 350. COAT BAKN SHEETS WITH COOKN SPRAY (I USED PARCHMENT PAPER) IN A LARGE BOWL SIFT TOGETHER FLOUR, BAKN SODA N SALT.

Step 2

IN ANOTHER LARGE BOWL , WITH AN ELECTRIC MIXER BEAT EGGS, SUGAR, RICOTTA CHEESE, SHORTENN AND 1 TSP OF ALMOND EXTRACT UNTIL SMOOTH.
Step 3

ALTERNATELY ADD FLOUR MIXTURE AND FINELY CHPD ALMONDS TO RICOTTA MIXTURE N BEAT UNTIL WELL BLENDD.
Step 4

DROP BY TABLESPOONFULS ONTO PREPARED BAKN SHEETS N BAKE FOR 15 MINUTES OR UNTIL BOTTOMS R GOLDEN.
Step 5

REMOVE TO WIRE RACK N LET COOL COMPLETELY B4 FROSTN.
Step 6

MEANWHILE IN A MEDIUM BOWL COMBINE CONFECTIONERS SUGAR, WATER N REMAINN ALMOND EXTRACT. (MORE CONF SUGAR AND/OR WATER MAY B NEEDD TO REACH DESIRED CONSISTANCY) DRIZZLE ONTOP OF COOLD COOKIE N SPRINKLE ROUGHLY CHPD ALMONDS....ENJOY :)
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