Pizzelle or Ferratelle

Pizzelle are traditional waffle like cookies from Abruzzo, Italy. You can serve them with jam or nutella or make them into ice cream cones while still warm. For this recipe you need a pizzelle iron. You can buy it at amazon or cooking stores. 3 eggszest of 1 lemon3/4 cups sugar2 1/2 tsp vanilla extract or other extracts of your …

Chewy Oatmeal Cookies

Adapted from Emily Luchetti’s Fearless Baker, 2011; makes about 30 cookies 12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature1 cup brown sugar, packed1/2 cup granulated sugar1 large egg1 teaspoon vanilla extract3 cups old-fashioned oats (not quick-cooking or steel-cut)1 cup All-purpose flour1 teaspoon baking soda1/2 teaspoon kosher salt2 tablespoon whole milk1/2 cup dried apricots1/2 cup walnuts Cream …

Treccine di Ricotta (Easter Ricotta Braid)

These cookies have become one of my family favorite Easter treat. The addition of fresh ricotta cheese in the recipe makes these cookies very airy and light. Although you can find ricotta all year round at the grocery store, it is a seasonal ingredient. After all, ricotta is made from fresh milk and spring is when …

Pecan Butter Cookies

You can make it ahead of time, freeze it, slice it, and bake it fresh for the holiday season. Any nuts can be substituted by the pecans. 2 sticks butter 3/4 cup granulated sugar 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt zest of 1 lemon 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 …

Vendemmia: Taralucci al Montepulciano

Those cookies are traditionally made in Abruzzo to celebrate the Vemmdemia or Wine Harvest in October. I usually make this recipe with a dry wine wine but this cookie with Montepulciano d' Abruzzo  is really addictive.2 ½ cups All-purpose flour1/2 cup sugar1 teaspoon baking powder pinch salt¾ cup Montepulciano¼ cup olive oil 1 teaspoon anise …