Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Almond Ricotta Cookies with Dried Cherries




Ricotta Cherry Cookies
½ cup Butter
1 ¼ cup sugar
1 egg
8 oz ricotta cheese
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp almond extract
2 cups flour
½ tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
½ cup dried cherries

Preheat the oven to 350 F. Cream the butter and sugar. Add the egg and extracts and mix well. Stir in the ricotta. In a separate small bowl, mix the flour and baking soda and powders. Add the dry ingredients to the ricotta/butter/sugar mixture and mix in. Drop by spoonfuls onto a parchment paper covered cookie sheet and bake about 10 minutes, until edges just begin to brown.

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