Easy Italian Ricotta Cookies

Ingredients

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• 1 cup butter, softened
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• ¾ cup white sugar
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• 1 egg
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• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
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• ½ teaspoon almond extract
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• 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
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• ½ cup confectioners' sugar for dusting
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Instructions

1. 1
   Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
2. 2
   Beat butter, sugar, and egg together in a medium bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. Stir in vanilla and almond extracts. Blend in flour, then use your hands to form a soft dough. Take about a teaspoon of dough at a time and roll into balls, logs, or "S" shapes. Place cookies 1 to 2 inches apart on the prepared cookie sheets.
3. 3
   Bake in the preheated oven until edges are golden, about 10 minutes. Allow cookies to cool completely before dusting with confectioners' sugar.