Name: Italian Christmas Cookies Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 cup butter (softened); 2 cup sugar; 4 cups flour; 2 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; 1 15 15 1 ounce container ricotta cheese; 2 eggs; 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract; 1 cup powdered sugar; tablespoons 2-4 milk; 1/2 teaspoon almond extract; Christmas sprinkles for topping

How To Make Italian Christmas Cookies

Sweeten the holidays with these Italian christmas cookies, buttery and melt in your mouth treats with the flavor of vanilla and a sugar glaze.

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking: 10 minutes

Total: 20 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

1cupbutter,softened
2cupsugar
4cupsflour
2½tspbaking soda
½tspbaking powder
1containerricotta cheese,(15 oz)
2eggs
1tbspvanilla extract

For Almond Glaze:

1cuppowdered sugar
4tbspmilk
½tspalmond extract
christmas sprinkles,for topping

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Add the butter and sugar to the bowl of a stand mixer and beat until fluffy with the paddle attachment. Add in the ricotta cheese and eggs, vanilla and mix until incorporated.
In a medium sized bowl whisk together the flour, baking soda, and powder. Slowly add to the wet ingredients and beat together until combined.
Scoop the dough into teaspoons and roll it into a ball. Drop on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until just set. Remove onto a wire rack to let cool.
In a small bowl whisk together the powdered sugar, milk and almond extract until desired consistency. Sprinkle with Christmas sprinkles immediately.