Almond, Orange, and Cinnamon Meringue Topped Cookies
These unusual buttery shortbread cookies are a family favorite. I have never come across a similar recipe. What makes them unusual is that they are …
Sicilian Christmas Fig Wreath: Buccellato
The buccellato, also known as cuccidato, is a large pastry wreath filled with a fragrant spiced fig, raisin, and nut filling. Really, it is just …
Nonna’s Anginetti Cookies
Anginetti are basic Italian drop cookies made in households throughout southern Italy. I swear that almost every Italian nonna (grandmother) makes these, including mine. These …
Sicilian Pistachio Cookies
The town of Bronte in Sicily is famous for its flavorful and intense green colored pistachio nuts. Ground Bronte pistachios contain no particles of their …
Sesame Seed Cookies: Biscotti Reginelle
The name of these cookies, Biscotti Reginelle or Biscotti Regina (Queen’s Cookies) implies that they are fit for a queen. While humble in appearance they …
Sicilian Chocolate Spice Cookies: Tetú
Tetú are Sicilian chocolate spice cookies. These cookies are outrageously dense with chocolate, spice and orange scented mouthfuls. Depending on what part of Sicily you’re …
Anisette Toast Biscotti
Biscotti is the Italian word for cookies. There is nothing more heavenly to me than the combined aroma of espresso coffee Anisette Toast cookies. It …
