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

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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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@deborahmayberry1568 3 года назад

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

@joe-e-geo 2 года назад

Long gone are the days in any aspect of life where the long game is the game. smh.

@alexsimmons9000 3 года назад

"I hated the coconut" "I hated the coconut too" *shaking his head* Just such a brotherly moment, idk why but it was so wholesome

@augiedoggy11 2 года назад

lol I love coconut!

@pinksugarfluff 2 года назад

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

@scoobysnax8127 3 года назад

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 💕

@juliettownsend2849 3 года назад

I dont get this .. Ive seen it in other families. Food=Love. We agree right? - then why do some take awesome recipes to the grave. Its rude; hardly keeps a special memory alive. Recipes are meant to be shared. Hoarding a trick or an ingredient is strange and hardly how love of cooking and feeding others is supposed to be.

@scoobysnax8127 3 года назад

@@juliettownsend2849 Hmm..I don’t know. It may not be intentional in all cases. Maybe no one asked directly. Or some people are so used to cooking by instinct and memory they find it hard to put it into measurements and instructions. My mother is one such person. It’s so much work to get her to explain how she makes things I don’t bother any more. I watch RU-vid recipes instead!

@adventuresona700dollarhard5 3 года назад

@@juliettownsend2849 I came here to say this. You're absolutely right. It's selfish and rude. I've spread my ancestors recipes far and wide. It will keep their legacy alive long after I'm gone.

@ritaplantamura6027 3 года назад

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

@22robbyj 3 года назад

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

@danielpreilly77 3 года назад

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!

@davidc7450 3 года назад

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.

@tcoco3797 3 года назад

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.

@paulwagner688 3 года назад

That's cause Nonna will hide from you when she puts that secret ingredient in.

@TBT_17 2 года назад

Food cooked for your always tastes better than food cooked for yourself.

@sicurr1 9 месяцев назад

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.

@Sherrieps 3 года назад

My grandmother's cookbook is written, just like she used to speak, broken English and Sicilian We are still trying to decipher it.

@alwaysv 3 года назад

Instead of davinci code...the grandma code. Lol. Same.

@josephsantagada9191 3 года назад

so true, my mum was the same.

@salmontanio212 5 месяцев назад

My grandmother was born in Sicily too! She was so funny, she used to crack us up while pissing my mother off! She was my father’s mother and everyone said I was just like her. I was so proud of that! She died when I lived inother state and my mother didn’t tell me so I didn’t get to go to her funeral! My mother was jealous of anyone us kids liked and kept us away from her for many years. But when I saw her it was as if no time had passed. Gram called me brat brat because I was jetliner her. I had her smart mouth and quick wit! I miss her even after over 20 years she’s gone. She was in an old nuns retirement home and used to make fun of the nuns. We had to closer door so no one no could hear her. She was mean sometimes, but it was so funny! She said when she met my husband who was very Italian looking. If you can’t make him happy be with the sheets. Send him my way because I can!. I was so shocked but she just laughed at me real hard she spit her teeth out! She was such a hoot! I really do miss the old cow as I called her to tick my mother off! She was quick witted with a sharp tongue and she was dirty with her jokes. I was only 20 Wii got married so naive so she used that to make me turn red constantly! I could never embarrass her like she did me no matter how hard I tried! She was so tough. She was a widow at a young age with 2 boys sons to raise. My father barely knew his father growing up. He was only 8 when his father !

@salmontanio212 5 месяцев назад

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@PhantomLegion100 3 года назад

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!

@ErectMyMind 2 года назад

Did you make these last Christmas?

@PhantomLegion100 2 года назад

@@ErectMyMind Yes! Big success. My icing wasn't the best the first time around, but I've since gotten it down

@beingalive101 3 года назад

As Moira Rose once said "Fold in the cheese"

@deeh2040 3 года назад

Lol

@ChrisOliver4307 3 года назад

How do you fold cheese?

@toml9819 3 года назад

@@ChrisOliver4307 I cant show you everything. Just fold it in...

@ChrisOliver4307 3 года назад

@@toml9819 Do you fold it in half like a piece of paper and drop it in?

@leahchildress7664 3 года назад

You just ... FOLD IT!

@Lix999 3 года назад

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

@ajl8198 Год назад

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

@marcusyee2211 3 года назад

Thank you for sharing this with us, it's great that you're keeping her memory alive, your grandma would be proud of you both 💚

@dasgrubb Год назад

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!!

@annedavis8995 9 месяцев назад

Your Grandmother would be proud.

@_fidelio 3 года назад

My grandmother would make these exact cookies, minus the sprinkles. She'd have to lay the cookies sheets out on her mattress because she'd make too many and there'd be no room. Thank you for sharing this.

@suzannevega2289 Год назад

I love this soo much, Good for y'all for having this family connection/ love! My best friends family was huge, She had 11 Aunts & 5 Uncles, they all had their own specialties.. They also wrote generic recipes, like a pinch, a handful, 3 winks worth, none or they would just leave an ingredient out, ya know, LOL! Most do it on purpose, no one can ever do it like them, LOL!!

@gerarddicairano4974 3 года назад

Man, these look great! My Italian grandmother, who's 100 now, has a several cookie recipes in her repertoire (Crescent Almond Cookies being her claim to fame), but she's never made anything like these. However, I'm definitely going to!

@vikigossen1578 3 года назад

I love to think that my kids or grandkids would have this kind of project some day, remembering me but making new memories. Very cool.

@kateymateymusic1 2 года назад

you guys clearly love your grandma :) What a lovely recipe

@briangareau2066 3 года назад

I’m from Albany NY and I’ve probably watched every episode of your show. You’ve made me 100x better of a home cook. Much appreciated.

@wylldflower5628 11 месяцев назад

My grandmother had a taffy recipe which was part of every holiday, and none of us have had any since ~1987/88. None of her kids or grandkids have successfully made it though a number have tried. I’m still trying, going to try again for Thanksgiving!!

@sabatinofiniuccio 3 года назад

Awesome nonnina recipe. Also i'm impressed about the fact that your brother, despite looking like Bud Spencer, has one of the lightest touch i've ever seen

@RoyalPineapple-dk2vg 9 месяцев назад

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!

@RoyalPineapple-dk2vg 9 месяцев назад

One more day, out from the fridge and Wow, I loved this cookie so much better. Did it need rest for the flavors to come together? Thanks for the video and share!

@joananna4807 Год назад

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.

@carlv286 3 года назад

Love seeing your brother. As my grandmother used to say, Follow your taste not the recipe. She also used to say, give 100% of your love to your family but only 98% of the recipe. My mother had to reverse engineer the ricotta cookies and the ricotta cake. Delicious. Love the memories. Thanks for reminding me of the past.

@Krimbopulous 3 года назад

Going to take a crack at these this weekend.

@nfeliciano8601 3 года назад

This is awesome. My mom makes what seems like a million of these for Christmas every year.

@angellover02171 3 года назад

Before my Grandma died she shared with me her pie recipe. While one sure everyone in my family knows how to make her pie they all make their different.

@phyllisannbonviso6641 Год назад

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)

@defriedpings Год назад

I am baking cookies for a school event soon and will be making some of these. Thank you, to your grandmother and both of you guys, I suspect they will be a hit. These looks so good that I actually remember seeing them in my dream last night lol. the cookies dreams are made of. I will update and tell you how it goes :)

@JoanHerzog-xv8lj 8 месяцев назад

It took my mother 4 years to get the Plum Pudding recipe from my grandmother. She would sit in the kitchen and have gram show her what was in her hand and then they guestimate the quantity. It was the first time that recipe had been written down - and it was almost perfect. My grandmother's recipe was at least 100 years old.

@chrisbritton2443 Год назад

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

@willowtree6657 Год назад

Delicious cookies with the added heartfelt history of the cookie. A real pleasure to watch- thank you for sharing your experience of grandmas home cooked delicious food and great times with your grandma.

@rhondaloveloveloves9551 Год назад

I related to the " I hated the coconut " on a cellular level. Flashbacks of my Grandma's cottage cheese perogies mixed together in a serving dish with the much coveted potato perogies. It was like playing Russian roulette at every family dinner for years. Eventually my Grandma came over to my side and dished them up separately out of her love for me. She started making ravioli as a staple that was included in all of our family dinners because she asked me what my favorite food was when I was 8 years old. My younger cousins owe me big time for starting this family tradition. I love your show so much. Your love of cooking and your family, show the interconnection between the two. If you do make a cookbook I will buy an advanced copy of it. Growing up my family was incredibly close all family occasions were celebrated together. All family memories were intertwined with love and food. Thank you for giving me all the good feels reminding me of my childhood. I've been binge watching all your old episodes for inspiration. I hope that you had a Happy Birthday this year.

@HowToCuisine 3 года назад

Grandma's cookies are always the best! hahaha 😍😍😍😍😍

@johnwright2911 3 года назад

More of the brother!!

@forkingtasty 3 года назад

The thumbnail made me think this was MY kitchen. My mom makes this exact cookie. I know it's common in Italian-American fam's but white icing colored sprinkles. EXACT doppelgänger. Loved the video and story. This year mom did a Lemon version. Super good. LMK if you want the recipe :)

@DanliciousFood 3 года назад

The best cookies are indeed made by hand, that's the secret to grandma's cooking! ;)

@katiemaxwell9242 11 месяцев назад

Way late on posting this, but this was the first video of yours I had watched when I was making these a couple years ago. It was like I stepped back into the best part of my childhood. When I was 8, we moved from New Jersey to Texas and holidays got really stressful where they weren't really something I would get excited about anymore. I've been trying to reclaim them in a way as an adult, so that year I had gotten a kitchenaid and decided I was going to make a BUNCH of different types of cookies and make cookie tins for a bunch of my friends. Getting to see the relationship you and your brother have prompted me to reconnect with my sister and send her one of the cookie tins. We've since grown a lot closer and even went to Italy in May together. All in all, thank you so much for sharing not only your craft, but giving us some insight into your life. This video helped me in so many ways. ❤ Last thing: if you HAPPEN to make a video for the rainbow cookies y'all had in the cookie tins from Sunday Supper, I would be most grateful. I tried to make them from an online recipe elsewhere that same year. They tasted fine, but they were by far some of the ugliest cookies I've ever made lol my technique needs a lot of work on those 😅

@Nishiskitchenrecipe 3 года назад

Fantastic cookies

@lkaz67 3 года назад

DUDE!! I bought the book, made the cookies. Tried them immediately with no icing, wasn't impressed. Iced them waited a day, they were so,so. Waited 3 days...OMG!!!!! Amazing, I think its my new favorite cookie. Thank u Grandma!!!

@Budgie510 2 года назад

Fabulous video and recipe! My Aunt made a variation of ricotta cookies without any lemon, and adding a small amount of anise extract to the icing. Always loved them.

@loriluxe1291 3 года назад

How much sugar? Why not say it when doing this recipe? I can’t find the recipe through link so without the sugar amount I can’t make this

@amiemarquez8200 3 года назад

Pause video at about 0:31 for grandma's notes. 2 cups sugar, 1 lb ricotta

@loriluxe1291 3 года назад

@@amiemarquez8200 thank you!!! I didnt even see that! =)

@seanmcfadden5575 3 года назад

Just want to say thank you for sharing this recipe! My wife and I have never had these cookies before and after watching your video I suggested it and tonight (Christmas Eve) we made a batch and they are amazing! As a cook myself, my favorite part of your video is the absolute care for ingredients and technique you use. You are both giving all the respect respect for your Grandmother. Thanks fellas and merry Christmas

@karolynmcelwain7857 3 года назад

Please publish the book!

@zoem9983 3 года назад

PLEASE MAKE A BOOOKKKKKK🤗🤗 I would totally buy it

@jonkirkwood469 3 года назад

My late Italian mother-in-law made a large variety of Christmas cookies that all tasted like anise. My grown children reminisce about the sights and smells of Nonna's house at Christmas. I'm going to try these ricotta cookies and see if they buy it. My grandchildren are blessed to have a Nonna, too.

@BruceBlitzHasTits 3 года назад

i am thumbing this video because you are reviving your nonas recipe. very respectful

@LAOM3423 3 года назад

You two are so cute! Your Nonna would be proud.

@aidacaperon3427 Год назад

Awwww!!❤ Thank you for the recipe guys!

@deniserickgigante4150 Год назад

You have taught me so much in cooking and baking with your clear explanations. Thank you for sharing

@wylldflower5628 11 месяцев назад

I Love ricotta!! I’d never use applesauce or yogurt in cookies but this I’ll try!! I’m gonna make these this week!!

@vh2337 2 года назад

Lol..Margarine! Good lord, that stuff will kill ya! Your story is sweet though, how nice to have the memory of Grandma's meatballs and ricotta cookies for your birthday every year. Some people are just born lucky.Thanks for posting this.

@BarBar12022 Год назад

Happy Birthday!!!

@narrowjay0 2 года назад

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

@MoTown2Go 3 года назад

Yes! The two brothers working from memory of how Nonna did things. Woof!

@rickkappra2471 2 года назад

I've tried making ricotta cookies before, but I wasn't impressed. This made me want to try again. On the menu for Christmas.

@nicholaspu 9 месяцев назад

Super pumped to make these this year!

@silfe250 3 года назад

Your brother looks like our school principal but just more welcoming and nice. He's not so nice to us or the teachers:D I'm thinking about making these for my family this christmas, I am just not sure if i can find ricotta. It's not a very common thing here where I live.

@kimberly25christinesmith72 8 месяцев назад

using almond extract and no lemon juice makes the best cookies i ever had. my italian grandmother would make them every christmas and it was one of my favorite things about the season. just started making them myself a few years ago and this is the closest recipe to hers i could find. the only thing was she didnt use lemon and she used almond extract. im telling you guys try it that way and comment if you liked them

@jamieh7982 Год назад

Just made these. And wow!!! So good!!! Thank you so much for sharing this recipe!!

@scoobysnax8127 3 года назад

You both sound very similar. When I looked away I couldn’t tell who was speaking (People say that about me and my sister and it makes me cringe) 😂

@katherine9026 Год назад

Thank you for sharing that recipe I can’t wait to try them my mouth is watering

@19Ter67 3 года назад

You're brother did such a great job figuring out how to re-make those cookies! They look wonderful! Must try these out.

@seantmclaughlin 3 года назад

My grandmother basically made the same exact cookies but used sour cream instead of ricotta. When I think of them I think of my childhood - now I want some cookies

@newtoicu 2 года назад

Back again this Christmas to make this cookie tradition one of my own for my family. Thanks for sharing!

@privo6497 3 года назад

Thanks for sharing your grandma’s recipe with us!

@camillethompson6686 2 года назад

Nonna would be proud gentlemen!

@Jane-ms9ky 2 года назад

The cookies are so festival & yammy 🍪thanks to grandma’s recipe & your brother 🙏

@ahdabeskandar7502 3 года назад

I was Smiling all the time watching this. Thank you for sharing. More videos with your brother please

@sadielong3021 Год назад

You guys work great together! Thank you for the recipes! I have your turkey method doing it's thing now. Pot of stock simmering and the bird cut up and in the fridge for 24 hours. I just found you a few days ago and am now exploring your channel. Liking what I am seeing!

@mitchelleveretts4686 3 года назад

This has been one of my favorite cooking show episodes. :)

@pianoman0014 3 года назад

feelin blessed that you shared the family recipe with us :’) definitely gonna try this recipe ASAP!!

@ValleyMermaid 2 года назад

Oh! My gosh!!! A kitchenaid changed the game for me! I NEVER understood how anyone could justify the cost of a kitchenaid. But I got one for Christmas, and I LOVE IT!!!! Wish I would have made the investment YEARS ago. They ARE worth the hype! Especially with mixing dough for EVERYTHING! Takes a 45 minute job and takes ten minutes or less and no exhausted hands at the end.

@HelpfulForLife 3 года назад

Your brother explains stuff well! And ya gotta love grandma recipes. Our Grammie couldn't write down the recipe if she wanted to. She can't remember until she's making it haha.

@jelsner5077 2 года назад

Aw, this was awesome! I loved my grandma's Cry Baby Cookies. I always think of her when I make them. These look delicious, and I will put them into my repertoire this Christmas.

@paulandbenny 3 года назад

Love that the recipe says, 'Oleo'. That's what my Hungarian grandma called it.

@kathydahlen9491 2 года назад

I would definitely buy your books 😀

@cguillermo326 3 года назад

Just made these cookies and they came out so good, they are light and fluffy and not sugary at all. Thank you for the recipe.

@michaelmacentee9781 Год назад

BTW loved your turkey directions, came out great!

@owenhyatt2216 3 года назад

What could I substitute the ricotta for someone who is lactose intolerant. Me and my gf's relationship has been built on our love for cooking and I think she would love this.

@deborahmayberry1568 3 года назад

Possibly make your own lactose free ricotta - 1 pint whole lactose free milk, with 1/4 cup lemon juice. Scald milk in pan, turn off heat, and slowly add lemon juice, let sit for 15 mins. Put through fine sieve to extract the curds.

@stacyhackney6100 3 года назад

Thanks guys. Happy Holidays. Stay safe.

@pamelaparsons9046 3 года назад

Try shortening. I know, I know but my Italian grandmother had a cocoa cookie recipe that she used shortening. I had tried both butter and margarine and they didn’t taste right. Just a thought.

@guysevedz3581 3 года назад

Nice to see your brother. Hope to see him again

@willowtree6657 Год назад

Hopefully we will see Dave again very soon - great collaboration:)

@NancyRemling Год назад

Love this. You’re so fortunate to remember your grandparents. 🌷🌷🌷

@agoogleuser5912 Год назад

Love this. So sweet that you guys went through so much to figure out her recipe. I’m sure she’d love that if she were here.

@clairegatti3211 2 года назад

Thank you! I love that you have such fond memories of your grandma! I have been wanting to make these cookies for a long time.

@salmontanio212 5 месяцев назад

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!

@signsfrombeyond4863 3 года назад

I'm an Irish girl, but you make me want to be Italian:)

@Marcel_Audubon 3 года назад

wtf???

@MzShonuff123 3 года назад

Your brother looks just like your mom 😊 Its nice to see brothers hanging out in the kitchen

@LP290792 3 года назад

This was nice to watch. Could you make a series out of nonna recipes with your bro?

@coolstorybrooo 3 года назад

Love that your recipes don’t leave us asking any questions. You answer them all, love your videos! Happy Holidays ❤️

@renee72 3 года назад

Yeah, my grandma had most of her recipes in her head so when she passed most of the recipes sadly were lost with her. It kills me because specifically her chocolate and peanut butter fudge tasted like nothing I've ever tasted since. How fun to be able to recreate these.

@cjilly2228 3 года назад

I was gonna make lasagna but I decided I’m gonna use the ricotta for this cookie recipe instead.

@Beastman44 Год назад

That cool, the cookies look great. My grandma makes cookies her mom and her mom's mom has made every Christmas and two of them are Serbian Kolachkies, with cream cheese in the dough baked with an apricot jam on top and the other is snowballs aka Russian tea cookies with walnuts in them. Both are great. There's also like two or three other kinds she makes every year as well. I love the stories of them and your guy's stories of your history as well.