Soft Almond Cookies

• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup Land O Lakes Butter, softened
• 3/4 cup whole milk ricotta cheese
• 1 Land O Lakes Egg
• 1 teaspoon almond flavoring
• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon almond flavoring
• 1 to 2 tablespoons milk
• Maraschino cherry slices or decorator sprinkles

1. Heat oven to 350F.
2. Combine sugar and butter in bowl; beat at medium speed until creamy.
3. Add ricotta cheese, egg and 1 teaspoon almond flavoring; continue beating until well mixed.
4. Add flour, baking powder and salt gradually, beating at low speed after each addition.
5. Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls, 2 inches apart, onto ungreased cookie sheets.
6. Bake 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned.
7. Cool on cookie sheets 2 minutes; remove to cooling racks.
8. Combine powdered sugar, 1/4 teaspoon almond flavoring and enough milk for desired glazing consistency in bowl.
9. Spoon 1/2 teaspoon glaze over cooled cookies; decorate with cherries or sprinkles as desired.
10. Store in tightly covered container.

sugar, butter, milk ricotta cheese, egg, almond flavoring, flour, baking powder, salt, powdered sugar, almond flavoring, milk, maraschino cherry

Taken from www.landolakes.com/recipe/1715/soft-almond-cookies (may not work)