Italian Cookies II

Name: Italian Cookies II
Total time: 45
Yield: 36
Ingredients: 0.5 cup butter, softened; 1 cup white sugar; 2 eggs; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 8 ounces ricotta cheese; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 0.5 teaspoon baking soda; 0.25 teaspoon salt; 2 tablespoons butter, softened; 2 cups confectioners' sugar; 0.25 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1.5 tablespoons milk

Recipe by PGOETZ from allrecipes.com

Dessert 45 Mins.

Ingredients

36 servings

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0.5 cup butter, softened
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1 cup white sugar
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2 eggs
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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8 ounces ricotta cheese
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2 cups all-purpose flour

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0.5 teaspoon baking soda
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0.25 teaspoon salt
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2 tablespoons butter, softened
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2 cups confectioners' sugar
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0.25 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1.5 tablespoons milk

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
In a medium bowl, cream together 1/2 cup butter and white sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla and ricotta cheese. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; gradually stir into the cheese mixture. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto the prepared cookie sheets.
Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until edges are golden. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
In a medium bowl, cream together the remaining butter and confectioners' sugar. Beat in vanilla and milk gradually until a spreadable consistency is reached. Frost cooled cookies.