Description
Embrace the spirit of the holidays with Emma’s Italian Christmas Cookies, a family-loved recipe featuring buttery, vanilla-infused cookies with a touch of ricotta. Perfect for festive gatherings or a cozy night in, these cookies promise to fill your home with the scent of holiday cheer and create memorable moments.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 cupsall-purpose flour
- 1/2 tspbaking powder
- 2 1/2 tspbaking soda
- 2 cupssugar
- 1 tbspvanilla extract
- 1 cupbutter, softened
- 115-ounce container ricotta cheese
- 2eggs
Instructions
- Cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla, mixing well.
- Whiskflour, baking powder, and baking soda. Gradually blend into wet ingredients. Fold in ricotta.
- Chill dough for 1 hour. Preheatovento 350°F (175°C).
- Roll dough into balls, place on parchment-lined sheets. Bake 8-10 minutes until golden.
- Let cool on sheets before moving to a rack.
Notes
Dough can be sticky; chilling it helps for easier handling.Use a small scoop for uniform cookies.Try adding lemon zest or swapping to gluten-free flour as variations.
Nutrition
- Calories: 100
- Sugar: 4
- Fat: 5
- Carbohydrates: 12
- Protein: 2