holiday gifting ricotta egg biscuits

Name: Holiday Gifting Ricotta Egg Biscuits
Prep time: 1 h 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: COOKIES; 1/2 pound(s) butter, softened (2 sticks); 2 cup(s) sugar; 2 - eggs; 1 pound(s) ricotta cheese; 2 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract; 4 cup(s) all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 1 teaspoon(s) baking powder; ICING; 1 1/2 cup(s) confectioners' sugar; 3-4 tablespoon(s) milk; 1 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract (or any extract flavor you want); 1 tablespoon(s) meringue powder; food coloring, optional (if you want to tint the icing)

(6 ratings)

Holiday Gifting Ricotta Egg Biscuits on a plate.

review

Blue Ribbon Recipe by

Sandra McGrath

@SandyJJ

Harrisville, RI

My mother always made these on holidays. She would wrap them in festive cellophane paper and tie them with ribbons adding Hershey Kisses between spaces on the plate! My husband Anthony, who has now passed away, loved to give these delicious cookies to all our friends and neighbors and I have kept the tradition going.

Blue Ribbon Recipe

These cookies are very similar to a tea cake but a whole lot easier to make! The cake-like cookies are not overly sweet, so adding the fluffy icing makes the perfect cookie. A great addition to your holiday cookie tray. This recipe makes a lot of cookies - you could easily package them for fun and tasty gifts.

— The Test Kitchen @kitchencrew

(6 ratings)

yield serving(s)

prep time 1 Hr 15 Min

cook time 15 Min

method Bake

Ingredients For holiday gifting ricotta egg biscuits

COOKIES
1/2 lb

butter, softened (2 sticks)
2 c

sugar
2

eggs
1 lb

ricotta cheese
2 tsp

vanilla extract
4 c

all-purpose flour
1 tsp

baking soda
1 tsp

baking powder
ICING
1 1/2 c

confectioners' sugar
3-4 Tbsp

milk
1 tsp

vanilla extract (or any extract flavor you want)
1 Tbsp

meringue powder
food coloring, optional (if you want to tint the icing)

How To Make holiday gifting ricotta egg biscuits

1
To make the cookies, cream together the butter and sugar. Mix until creamy.

2
Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
3
Add the ricotta cheese and extract. Mix well.
4
Add the flour, baking soda, and baking powder gradually.
5
At this point, I recommend refrigerating the dough about 30 minutes, covered so as not to dry out, so it becomes easier to handle. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Drop by the rounded teaspoonful (or roll into small balls and place) onto an ungreased parchment paper-lined cookie sheet.
6
Bake for 12-15 minutes.
7
Cool on a wire rack.
8
For the icing: Combine the confectioners' sugar, milk, and vanilla or another extract (you could also add food coloring if you want colored icing). I also add about a tablespoon of meringue powder to the icing, although my mother never did. I find it helps dry the icing quicker.
9
Ice the cookies and top with colored sprinkles.
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