I believe there’s room on the table for all the cookies during December. Sure, we have our must-bakes—mine are gingerbread cookies and these nameless, cherry-spiked butter cookies—but you should leave ...

On a recent cold and gray December Sunday, dozens of Italian families gathered to celebrate a Sicilian Christmas cookie at Casa Italia, the Italian cultural center in west suburban Stone Park. Little ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As beautiful as they are delicious, these festive Italian Cuccidati cookies feature orange zest-flavored dough filled with a ...

Last month, we asked viewers to send us their favorite family recipes that also have a great story behind them. We got some great recipes, but the story of the “Cuccidati” holiday cookies from the ...

1. Combine all the filling ingredients in a food processor. Process until fairly smooth, about 3 minutes. 2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 3. For the dough, use an electric mixer to beat the sugar and ...

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.

Spread the nuts on a baking sheet and toast them in the middle of a pre-heated 350 degree oven until they are lightly golden and aromatic, 5 - 10 minutes. Set aside & cool. Plump the raisins in some ...