Description
These soft pink frosted cookies are rich with ricotta cheese and topped with a sweet almond-vanilla frosting. Perfect for holidays, parties, or anytime you want a bakery-style treat.
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 2 cups sugar
- 3 large eggs, room temperature
- 1 (15 ounce) full-fat ricotta cheese
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp almond extract
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 cup butter, softened
- 3 to 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp almond extract
- Strawberry jam or raspberry jam
- 3 to 4 tbsp 2% milk
- Red food coloring, optional
- Pink colored sprinkles, optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and grease baking sheets.
- Cream together 1 cup butter and sugar in a large bowl for 5 to 7 minutes until light and fluffy.
- Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Mix in the ricotta cheese, vanilla extract, and almond extract.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, and baking soda.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until just combined.
- Drop tablespoon-sized portions of dough onto the prepared baking sheets, spacing them about 2 inches apart.
- Bake for 11 to 14 minutes or until the cookies are lightly browned.
- Transfer cookies to wire racks and cool completely.
- For the frosting, cream together 1/4 cup butter, powdered sugar, vanilla extract, almond extract, and enough milk to create a spreadable consistency.
- Add red food coloring if desired for a deeper pink frosting.
- Frost the cooled cookies and top immediately with pink sprinkles if desired.
Notes
- Store cookies in an airtight container for up to 4 days.
- Raspberry jam adds a slightly tart flavor while strawberry jam creates a sweeter frosting accent.
- Chill the frosting briefly if it becomes too soft to spread.
- These cookies freeze well without sprinkles for up to 2 months.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 14 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 210 kcal
- Sugar: 18 g
- Sodium: 120 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 35 mg
