Ricotta cheese cookies

A family Favortie during the holidays!

Ricotta cheese cookie


2 cups of sugar
1/2 pound butter or margarine
15 ounce carton of Ricotta cheese
3 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
4 cups flour, sifted
1/2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoons baking soda
Frosting: 4oz cream cheese
2 teaspoons butter
2 cups confectioners sugar
1/2 teaspoons vanilla


Cream well together sugar, butter or margarine, ricotta cheese, eggs and 2 teaspoons vanilla. Sift together flour, salt and baking soda. Add to creamed mixture, mix well. Drop by teaspoons on greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees until light brown on bottom (about 10 minutes). Cool, then ice with frosting. Frosting; cream cheese, 2 teaspoons butter, confectioners sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla. Dip in sprinkles.

sour cream cookies

sour cream cookie recipe‏

1/2 cup crisco
1 cup sugar
1 egg

cream together with a fork
add 2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
mix all together and add
1/2 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla

put teaspoon on of batter on cookie sheet (not too big of a heap)

bake at 375 for about 8 to 10 minutes

I usually double the batter.

when cooled you can add sugar icing and sprinkles if desired
ICING:powdered sugar and water- add water in small amounts until desired consistancy- should be thick but not too thick - enough to dunk cookie in - add sprinkles while icing still is wet.