Ricotta Cheese Cookies

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup ricotta cheese
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 4 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 egg whites
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• crystalized candy sprinkles

Recipe

• 1 cream butter and ricotta cheese with electric mixer on medium speed for 10 minutes.
• 2 gradually add sugar. blend.
• 3 add eggs. blend.
• 4 separately mix flour, baking soda and salt and gradually add to batter. blend.
• 5 roll batter into small balls, a little smaller than a dunkin donuts munchkin. you should have enough cookies for two cookie sheets.
• 6 bake on lightly greased cookie sheet with no sides at 400 degrees for 10 minutes.
• 7 cool completely before frosting.
• 8 for frosting, mix egg whites, powdered sugar and vanilla and beat until well-blended.
• 9 frost cookies.
• 10 add sprinkles to cookies.
• 11 wait a few minutes for frosting to set.
• 12 enjoy!