Weight Watchers Recipes

Italian Ricotta Cookies

Serves: 90-ish, 2 inch cookies |  Baking time: 10-12 minutes | 3 SP, 2 SP no glaze on myWW Blue, Purple & Green. 1 cookie per serving.

Ingredients

Cookies:

  • 4 cups flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp soda
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 sticks butter
  • 2 cups of sugar
  • 15 oz whole milk ricotta cheese
  • 2 tsp vanilla

Glaze:

  • 2 cup powdered sugar
  • 3 tbsp of milk

Instructions: 

Cookies:

  1. Preheat the oven to 350˚
  2. Cream room temperature butter, sugar, and eggs in a large bowl. Begin blending at a low speed, slowly increasing to high to create a fluffy consistency.
  3. Add in vanilla extract & ricotta to the creamed butter and blend well on low.
  4. Begin adding dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, baking soda) in small amounts to the mixture. Blend all ingredients until dough forms.
  5. Line baking sheet with parchment paper and begin dropping cookies onto the sheet. Keep the cookies tbsp sized.
  6. Cook in the oven for 10-12 minutes.

Glaze:

  1. Add powdered sugar into a small bowl.
  2. Drop milk in, one to two tsps at a time. Stir together.
  3. Dip the tops of the completely cooled cookies into glaze and set on racks to completely dry.

And there you have it! Creamy, delicious Italian ricotta cookies! I hope you enjoy this family recipe, and I encourage you to share it with your family as well 🙂

Still looking for something sweet? Check out this Maple Brown Sugar and Cinnamon Overnight Oats that I’ve been LOVING for breakfast.

Wishing you all a happy and healthy rest of your day.

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