½ lb pound
2 c sugar
1 tsp vanilla
3 eggs
4 c flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 lb ricotta cheese

Cream butter, sugar, and vanilla.  Add eggs one at a time.  Sift flour, baking soda and salt together.  Alternate dry ingredients with ricotta to the cream mixture.  Drop by spoonfuls on ungreased cookie sheet.  Bake in preheated 350* oven about 15 minutes.

ICING

½ box 10x sugar
½ stick butter
½ egg
½ tsp vanilla
1 Tbs milk

MAKES APPROX 110 COOKIES