My Grandma’s Ricotta Cookies are the Joy of My Life

My Italian Grandma’s Ricotta cookies recipe has a bit of a story attached to them.

My birthday is 2 days after Christmas and every year growing up, my family would travel up to Albany to visit my grandma (on my Dad’s side) to celebrate my birthday. When we’d arrive, we were always greeted with Rigatoni and Meatballs and these amazing ricotta cookies. When she passed, all she left in terms of a recipe was this list of ingredients, no directions. For years mom would try to make them but they never turned out the same. So over the past few years, my brother has been trying to reverse engineer the cookies to taste just like grandma used to make. Below is the recipe we found tasted just like grandma’s.

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[deborahmayberry]

Her grandsons, attacking the recipe like chem lab - hypothesis, test, reliably recreate... Methinks their Nonna won the ‘long game’ of love and connection💫✨

[alexsimmons]

"I hated the coconut"

"I hated the coconut too" *shaking his head*

Just such a brotherly moment, idk why but it was so wholesome

[pinksugarfluff]

There’s something so cute about two bros making their grandma’s rainbow sprinkle cookies!

[ritaplantamura]

What beautiful brothers. So Nice! Your Nonna would be proud.

[salmontanio]

No matter where or how many times I click on anything The recipe doesn’t come up. I’m so frustrated because I want to make them for dessert at Easter dinner tomorrow with my grandson. My grandmother used to make them also and is also gone. She also didn’t leave her recipes so I have to just search for others and hope they match!

[scoobysnax]

This is really lovely. It’s interesting how many women of previous generations wouldn’t write down recipes. It’s all in their head or taught by example. And sometimes they don’t want people to know their secret techniques/ingredients.
I’m sure she’s smiling somewhere knowing you’re trying to figure out her secret 💕

[robbyj]

Give me more of that brother! I need more brother! That brother knows what’s up!

[sicurr]

I loved this cookies recipe, it tasted just like the cookies my Italian Step-Grandmother made when I was a kid. I added a little twist to this recipe that made them just explode in texture and flavor for me. Separate the egg whites from the yolks and hold back 80g of sugar. Continue the recipe from where you mix in the eggs and add sugar, but you'll just be adding the yolks and holding off on the egg whites and 80g of sugar. Once you've incorporated the flour fully into the mixture, you want to whisk the eggs for a bit and then mix in the 80g of sugar until stiff peaks form. Then fold the stiff egg whites into the batter fully. You can continue the recipe this way and the cooking time should be 10-15 minutes at this point, check at around 10 minutes if you have a convection oven. For me, before adding the stiff egg whites I like to add in minced strawberries or you can do a strawberry puree and an additional 1/4 a cup of flour for the minced or half a cup for a puree to even out the consistency, add a little at a time to feel out the consistency and stop when you think it's enough and then fold in the egg whites.

Bake it like normal and continue the recipe from there. It's amazing. That's been my little take since I tried this recipe 3 years ago and tried it like this 2 years ago and I've done it ever since. Just thought I'd share.

[danielpreilly]

my friend’s grandmother from Rome used to make a soft lemon cookie with a lemon glaze, never knew what they were. THANK YOU, for on those of us who didn’t have Italian grandmas. Merry Christmas!

[davidc]

This whole video is very wholesome. It'd be great to see your brother come back in the future to tackle some more recipes you two have shared memories of.

[tcoco]

I have videoed my sicilian grandma making her famous Christmas dinner, and replicated it exactly (or so i thought). It still does not turn out the same, I guess it's the grandma touch, maybe i'll be gifted with it one day when i'm old. Knowing that I can't re-create it makes me appreciate it all the more when she does make it for us.

[ajl]

My grandma/bubby also baked with margarine and everything she mafe was scrumptious

[chrisbritton]

We make these every year at Christmas, they are the best.

[joananna]

She didn’t not want to give or write down the recipe. This is what all their recipes look like. My Mom is 90 and came to the US as an adult. All her recipes look exactly this, every single one. However you 2 do a wonderful job of translating it into how we see recipes today and thank you both for a job well done.

[narrowjay]

My 9 year old son loves your show and his birthday I'd coming up too, one day before yours

[RoyalPineapple-dkvg]

I'm so glad to see how you all figured out how your Grandma made these cookies. Everyone should have an Italian Grandmother! That being said, I don't think this is my kind of cookie. I tried it but I didn't try making it ahead and now I have to find something else for the party. It's not my kind of cookie texture love and yet, I looked at several sites for this recipe. You have to have grown up on this cookie. I am happy it brings so many beautiful memories and it brings families together on holidays. I Love, Love, Love your family story. I guess I need Stephen and David to send me some of their cookies. Beautiful how you all made it. Thank You!

[KodakPriceHike]

Hey man, I just wanted to say that I've learned so much about cooking from this channel. I've made a ton of the recipes, and have made a lot of family and friends happy with them. You're an excellent and inviting teacher, because you're not elitist about cooking. I come from a Sicilian American family, so this has helped me really connect with my roots. Gonna try these cookies this holiday. Cheers!

[dasgrubb]

I liked the coconut type! My Nonna made so many different kinds and variation on this recipe but my all time favorite cookie was struffoli! I loved honey!!

[FelixKlix]

This is one of my favorite videos on your channel. The family energy and all the talking about your grandma is just the sweetest thing to watch. Really feeling the Christmas spirit right now

[phyllisannbonviso]

It is the same recipe for the Ricotta Cake - minus sprinkles - all Nonna's have that recipe, depends on how much love they put into them that makes them taste better and am thinking all Nonna's might be the same, just a different apron... Merry Christmas - Buon Natale! Happy Birthday (I have a birthday near Christmas, yep, wonder what a real birthday party feels like!! lol - I feel for ya)