Janet Johnson of Pennsburg also sent a Italian Fig Cookie recipe for Betty Martucci of Allentown. The recipe was published in “Better Homes and Garden Cookies for Christmas” cookbook. Evelyn Hart of ...

Upon first reading this recipe for cuccidati (pronouced: coo-chee-dawt-tee), or Italian fig cookies, by Judith Mack, I was immediately drawn to the bold flavors - figs, orange zest, whiskey, cloves.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Fig cookies are mainstay on the tables of Italians in Louisiana at every holiday and family gathering. They are especially prominent on St. Joseph’s Day Altars found in homes ...

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream together butter and sugars in mixer with paddle. Next add the eggs and mix well. Combine the dry ingredients. Combine the vanilla and milk, alternately add the dry ...

Growing up in an Italian family, food was everything. Every holiday, celebration or weekly Sunday dinner was centered around food. Gathering everyone to the table was the most important part of the ...

Despite our country's romance with all things Italian, it seems there is a serious gap when it comes to Italy's colorful and diverse repertoire of cookies. Admittedly, it's not as if French, Peruvian ...

My father recalls the big family affair in helping my Nonna Nina make cuccidati every Christmas. As a young boy in Corleone, Sicily, he was in charge of running back and forth to the local baker, who ...

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Despite the popularity of most Italian foods, there is a serious gap when it comes to Italy's colourful and diverse repertoire of cookies. While the vast array of Italian olive oils, breads, pastas, ...