Ricotta Biscotti

Name: Ricotta Biscotti
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 48 cookies
Ingredients: 2 cups sugar; 1 cup margarine (not too soft); 2 cups part-skim ricotta cheese; 3 eggs; 2 teaspoons vanilla; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 4 cups flour; 1/2 cup margarine; 2 teaspoons vanilla; 1/4 cup milk; 1/8 teaspoon salt; 2 egg yolks; 3 1/2 cups sifted powdered sugar; food coloring (optional); candy sprinkles (optional) or multicolored sugar nonpareils (optional)

Submitted by alas123

"my family loves these cookies at christmas time with rec and green icing and matching nonpareil jimmies on top. they are a sweet, moist cookie. very good"

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Ready In:: 45mins
Ingredients:: 15
Yields:: 48 cookies

ingredients

2 cups sugar
1 cup margarine (not too soft)
2 cups part-skim ricotta cheese
3 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 teaspoon baking soda
4 cups flour
Icing
¹⁄₂ cup margarine
2 teaspoons vanilla
¹⁄₄ cup milk
¹⁄₈ teaspoon salt
2 egg yolks
3 ¹⁄₂ cups sifted powdered sugar
food coloring (optional)
candy sprinkles (optional) or multicolored sugar nonpareils (optional)

directions

mix together sugar and margarine in large bowl add ricotta, eggs, and vanilla stir in baking soda, mix well continue mixing, slowly add in flour roll dough into small balls and place on ungreased cookie sheet, flouring hands BEFORE you roll each ball bake at 375 for 10-15min or until slightly browned let cool, take off cookie sheet, then brush on icing and sprinkle on sprinkles while icing is still wet let cookies sit out so the icing will dry for icing mix all ingredients except powdered sugar and food coloring together add powdered sugar and food coloring (as desired) brush on cookies and sprinkle them with nonpareils, sprinkles, etc.