Ingredients
- 1/2 pound of butter
- 1 3/4 cups of white sugar
- 2 Eggs
- 15 ounces of ricotta cheese
- 2 tbsp of vanilla extract
- 4 cups of flour
- 1 tbsp of baking powder
- 1 tbsp baking soda
- 5 tbsp milk
- 1 1/2 cups of powdered sugar
- 1 tbsp almond extract
- 1/4 cup of candy sprinkles (the most important ingredient)
The Italian ricotta cookies are sturdy on the outside, soft on the inside. They are best served with colorful sprinkles. Think of them as little bites of cakes that will perfectly melt into your mouth once you toss them in. The best part is that the dough becomes ready very easily and bakes perfectly in the oven. Although there are more calories inside the ricotta cookies, the ricotta cheese is responsible for giving them a thick, sturdy texture which is absolutely beautiful to look at.
This Ricotta Cookies recipe stores well. You can store it in a storage container and eat later, and it will still taste as delicious as freshly prepared.
Health benefits
Although cookies are one of life’s guilty pleasure, they aren’t all that bad when it comes to calories, carbohydrates and essential nutrients. There are plenty of health benefits in those delicious ricotta cookies, these include just about enough calories for the normal metabolic activity of the human body.
Cookies also have a very high content of proteins in them, and come without the risk of diabetes and obesity.
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How to Make Ricotta cookies
Trivia
Cookie is derived from the word ‘koekje’, which means ‘small or little cake’. |
