Classic Pizzelle
Thin vanilla waffle cookies with delicate patterns and a crisp finish.
24 cookies · 20 minutes hands-onItalian classics
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Sicilian Cuccidati
Tender pastry wrapped around a rich fig, walnut and orange filling.
32 cookies · 60 minutes hands-on
Baci di Dama
Tiny hazelnut butter cookies joined with a neat layer of dark chocolate.
Brutti ma Buoni
Rough-edged hazelnut meringue cookies with a crisp shell and a chewy middle.
Venetian Zaletti
Golden cornmeal cookies with raisins and lemon zest, inspired by Venetian zaletti.
Krumiri-Style Cookies
Ridged, gently curved butter cookies with a rich vanilla and egg-yolk dough.
Canestrelli
Delicate flower-shaped butter cookies with a center hole and a snowy sugar finish.
Vanilla Frollini
Simple vanilla shortcrust stars and circles for an Italian-style Christmas tin.
Sicilian Sesame Cookies
Butter-based reginelle-style cookies with a toasted sesame crust.
Italian-Style Walnut Snowballs
Small walnut butter cookies rolled in powdered sugar for a snowy holiday finish.
Cavallucci
Pale, rustic Siena-style cookies with walnuts, candied citrus and anise, adapted for a gently chewy home-baked finish.
Roman Mustaccioli
Thin Roman-style walnut and honey bars with cinnamon and a little black pepper, without a chocolate coating.
Italian Pinch Cookies
Italian-style pinched shortcrust cookies with a rich plum-jam and walnut filling.
Abruzzo Ferratelle
Lemon-scented Abruzzo-style wafer cookies cooked individually in a patterned ferratelle or pizzelle iron.
Calabrian Petrali
Calabrian-style shortcrust crescents filled with figs, raisins, nuts, cocoa and coffee, finished with an egg wash and colorful sprinkles.
Italian Rainbow Cookies
An Italian-American home version of red, ivory and green almond cake cookies, layered with apricot jam and dark chocolate.
Occhi di Bue
Tender shortcrust sandwiches with snowy ring tops and a bright apricot-jam window.
Torcetti al Burro
Light yeast-raised butter cookies shaped into twisted teardrop loops with a crisp sugar crust.
Bussolai Buranelli
Golden yolk-rich butter rings inspired by the traditional cookies of Burano, scented with lemon and vanilla.
Italian Esse Cookies
Piped buttery S cookies with visible star-tip ridges and one end dipped in dark chocolate.
Homemade Savoiardi
Light piped sponge fingers with a fine dry sugar crust, made with separately whipped yolks and whites.
Orange Pizzelle
Crisp golden patterned wafers scented with orange zest, a home variation on Abruzzese ferratelle.
Lemon Pizzelle
Light lemon-zest wafers cooked in a patterned pizzelle iron, a crisp home interpretation of Abruzzese ferratelle.
Cinnamon Pizzelle
Thin cinnamon-scented patterned wafers, a home flavor adaptation of Italian iron-baked pizzelle.
Apricot Jam Frollini
Small cutout frollini sandwiches with apricot centers showing through round windows and a fine sugar dusting.
Orange Shortbread Stars
Egg-free orange butter stars with crisp points, a tender short crumb and a sparkling sugar finish.
Pistachio Cranberry Butter Cookies
Festive slice-and-bake butter rounds studded with green pistachios and red dried cranberries, an original home variation.
Nucatoli
Ragusa-style open-topped S-shaped pastries with a fig, walnut and almond filling and a fine white icing zigzag.
Venetian Pevarini
Rustic round Venetian-style honey cookies with measured black pepper and warm spices, using a butter-based home dough.
Ciambelline al Vino
Small rustic Lazio-style wine and olive-oil rings with anise seeds and a crunchy granulated-sugar top.
Lemon Shortbread Hearts
Pale lemon-zest shortbread hearts with clean edges and an uncoated tender surface.
Cinnamon Sugar Frollini
Thin scalloped butter frollini with a baked-on cinnamon-sugar crust and crisp golden edges.
Fig Jam Thumbprints
Rustic vanilla butter rounds with broad shallow wells of seed-speckled fig jam spooned into cooled shells.
Raspberry Jam Frollini
Scalloped rectangular frollini sandwiches with bright raspberry filling visible through small oval windows.
Lemon Curd Thumbprints
Pale vanilla butter shells with smooth lemon-yellow curd centers added after cooling and kept refrigerated.
Walnut Orange Butter Cookies
Thick hand-flattened butter rounds with chopped walnuts and orange zest throughout an uncoated crumb.
Coconut Ricotta Cookies
Soft ricotta cookies with shredded coconut in the dough and a lightly toasted coconut top, an Italian-style home adaptation.
Walnut Ricotta Cookies
Brown-sugar ricotta cookies with finely chopped walnuts and toasted nut tops, an Italian-style home adaptation.
Fig Almond Filled Cookies
Sealed square shortcrust pockets with a dense dried-fig and almond filling, an Italian-style home adaptation.
Coffee Canestrelli
Coffee-scented cooked-yolk flower cookies with a tender sandy crumb and powdered sugar, an Italian-inspired shortcrust variation.
Orange Honey Drop Cookies
Soft orange-zest honey cookies spooned into simple round mounds and baked with plain golden tops, an Italian-inspired home variation.