Italian+Wedding+Cookie+Recipe

__**What You Need:**__ __ //For cookie dough:// __ 1cup softened butter or margarine 2cups sugar 2 eggs 1 pound ricotta cheese 4cups flour 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon baking soda 2 teaspoons baking powder __ //For Icing:// __ 1/4 cup softened butter 3 tablespoons milk ½ teaspoon vanilla extract ½ teaspoon almond extract 2 cups powdered sugar __ What you do: __ 1.   Preheat oven to 350 degrees F    2.    With electric mixer, beat together butter or margarine, sugar, and 2 eggs in a large mixing bowl. 3.   Add ricotta cheese to mixture in bowl. Beat ingredients together with electric mixer. 4.   Slowly add flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder. Mix well. 5.   Drop balls of dough from spoon onto an ungreased baking sheet. Leave about 2 inches of space between dough balls. 6.   Bake at 350 degrees F for 15 minutes. With pot holders, remove baking sheet from oven and allow cooling for 15 minutes. Remove cookies from baking sheet with metal spatula. 7.   Make icing by combining softened butter, milk, vanilla extract, almond extract, and powdered sugar in a medium mixing bowl. Beat well with electric mixer. 8.   Use a butter knife to frost each cookie with icing. // Makes about 10 dozen cookies //
 * __Italian Wedding Cookies__**