Favor Por Favor!!

My college roommate and dear friend, Jamie, is campaigning for her mom to win a $500 gift card from Food Lion. Mrs. Christy entered her famous Ricotta Cheese Cookies into the Food Lion Holiday Bake-Off. She is SO close to winning, and needs your help before Wednesday! Click on the link below (in red) and search "Ricotta Cheese Cookies" by Christy Nichols to vote.

Food Lion Holiday Bake-Off

Thank you!!!

I can't wait to try these! They look like the perfect cookies to take to a holiday cookie swap. Thanks for sharing your recipe Mrs. Christy!

Ricotta Cheese Cookies

2 cups sugar
1 cup butter or margarine
1-15 oz. container Food Lion ricotta cheese (softened)
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 large eggs
4 cups flour
2 tablespoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups confectioners' sugar
3 tablespoons milk
1 1/2 teaspoons Food Lion lemon extract
red and green crystals

Mix sugar and butter until fluffy.  Add ricotta cheese, vanilla and eggs.  At low speed, mix flour, baking powder, and salt into ricotta cheese mixture until dough forms.  

Drop by tablespoon onto cookie sheet lined with parchment paper for perfect browning and easy clean up. Bake in a 350℉ oven for 15 minutes or until golden.  Cool on cookie sheet for two minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and cool completely.  

Icing:  Mix confectioners' sugar and milk until smooth.  Add lemon extract.  Spread onto completely cooled cookies and sprinkle with red and green crystals.  Refrigerate when icing has set.  Use wax paper in between layers of cookies.