An Italian bar cookie featuring meringue and whole lemons chopped fine.
Tag: Italy
Italy has a rich culinary history, and cookies are no exception. Italian cuisine is often focused on region or city where a particular dish is popular. Our Italian Christmas cookie recipes come from all over Italy. Some, like the Ricotta Cheese Cookies, are ridiculously easy. Other Italian cookies like Pizzelles require special equipment but yield spectactular results. Lots of holiday biscotti, too!
Lemon Polenta Cake
A rich cake with lots of lemon flavor. The polenta is a common Italian ingredient and it adds texture and body.
Neapolitan Shell Cookies
Jam-filled cookies shaped like shells, inspired by traditional Italian sfogliatelle pastries.
Pizzelles
Pizzelles are an Italian tradition and baked with a special cookie iron.
Ricotta Cheese Cookies
Moist and airy; it’s quick, easy, delicious, and pretty. You can’t go wrong!
Struffoli
Traditional Italian deep-fried balls of dough, crunchy on the outside and light inside, drenched in honey.
Triple Chocolate Biscotti
These twice-baked cookies are hard and perfect for dunking in your favorite hot beverage.
Walnut Cappuccino Biscotti
Crispy Italian biscotti with a cappuccino dough and chunks of walnut.
Gingerbread Biscotti
Italian almond biscotti with gingerbread spices.
Florentines
Very thin almond cookie with candied fruit and peel, covered in chocolate. Traditional Italian cookie.