Think of cuccidati as a more mature Fig Newton. The classic Sicilian cookies make an appearance around Christmastime, filling flaky dough with a fig or mixed-fruit jam. Enjoyed as is or smeared with ...

Make your holiday special with these Italian Christmas cookie recipes that are just like Nonna's. When I took Italian in high school, we learned the language, yes, but our professori taught us the ...

Now that the holiday mode is here (it gets earlier every year), maybe it is time for you to think about your holiday cookies. I start my baking early to ensure that I am not a mad woman by December, ...

Expressions of Italian heritage this time of year are usually not subtle. It’s the heaping helping of pasta and sauce, the zooma-zooma music of Louis Prima, the St. Joseph’s Day parade filling the ...

Some regions of Italy have a deeper sweet tooth than others when it comes to biscotti. Sicily is one of them, and at Christmastime you can still find those die-hard home bakers who will not let ...

Chill at least 45 minutes. Pinch off and roll into small balls. Roll in super fine sugar and flatten on cookie sheets and bake at 350 for 15 minutes.

Along with the holiday season comes holiday cookie baking. At The Times, we like to offer bakers new additions to their cookie repertoires. Check out, for example, cooking columnist Ben Mims’ “12 Days ...

I thought that it would be fun to mix it up at the table a little bit. We still want easy dishes, but there is no reason not to also make them innovative and tasty. Familiar doesn’t have to be boring.

The Sons & Daughters of Italy and C. Colombo Lodge 1315 will host its annual Cuccidati Contest and Italian cookie sale and festival on Nov. 12 at a new venue, the Pittsburg Youth Development Center.

Most of the Italian cookies that New Orleanians recognize as symbols of the season come from Sicily, and the cookies themselves tell tales of the Sicilian homeland. Pignoli cookies are made with the ...