Italian Cookie Ingredients

 

Almond Apricot Biscotti

Great combination almonds and apricots. Biscotti are “twice baked” hard cookies for dipping in wine or coffee.

INGREDIENTS: flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, butter, egg, vanilla extract, almond extract, almonds, apricots,.

 

Anise and Almond Biscotti

Anisette and anise extract make these a big favorite in Italy. Biscotti are “twice baked” hard cookies for dipping in wine or coffee.

INGREDIENTS: flour, sugar, almonds, baking powder, salt, milk, eggs, anisette, anise extract.

 

Chocolate Walnut Biscotti

Made with toasted walnuts and semisweet chocolate. Biscotti are “twice baked” hard cookies for dipping in wine or coffee.

INGREDIENTS: semisweet chocolate, flour, baking soda, eggs, sugar, salt, cocoa, toasted walnuts.

 

Chocolate Sambuca Crinkle Cookies

            Walnuts, bittersweet chocolate and sambuca. You’ll get a kick out of these

INGREDIENTS: bittersweet chocolate, flour, baking powder, salt, butter, eggs, walnuts, Sambuca, sugar.

 

Cashew Orange Biscotti

Toasted cashew delicious with orange flavor. Biscotti are “twice baked” hard cookies for dipping in wine or coffee.

INGREDIENTS: cashews, flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, eggs, orange zest, vanilla.

 

Lemon Crescents

            Fresh lemon in a soft buttery crescent

INGREDIENTS: flour, butter, eggs, lemon rind, sugar, corn meal, lemon juice

 

Milan Cookies

            Thin crisp cookie with a creamy chocolate filling

INGREDIENTS: butter, sugar, egg whites, vanilla extract, lemon extract, flour, cream, semisweet chocolate, orange zest.

 

Orange Scented Butter Almond Cookies

            Soft with lots of orange flavor

INGREDIENTS: butter, sugar, eggs, baking soda, almonds, orange juice, orange zest, flour, salt.

 

Ossi di Morto - Dead Man’s Bones

From Tuscany – get the name from the alabaster color and brittleness. Originally local bakeries in Tuscany served these cookies on October 31, the eve of all Saints Day but now they can be found in Tuscany all year long.

INGREDIENTS: cake flour, butter, sugar, egg whites, ground hazelnuts, ground almonds, vanilla extract, lemon zest.

 

Sesame Cookies

From Sicily – sesame gives this cookie the authentic flavor. Sesame seeds were brought to Sicily by the Arabs.

INGREDIENTS: sesame seeds, flour, sugar, baking powder, butter, milk, egg, vanilla extract.

 

Molasses Crisps

            Molasses and rum. A unique fragrance and flavor because of the rum and spices

INGREDIENTS: flour, baking soda, salt, molasses, butter, sugar, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, allspice, rum.

 

Anise Date and Fig Swirls

            My favorite pinwheel. The date and fig filling is surrounded by an anise and vanilla flavored cookie.

INGREDIENTS: figs, dates, water, sugar, flour, anise seeds, baking powder, baking soda, salt, butter, cream cheese, vanilla, egg.

 

Chocolate Espresso

            A pound of chocolate in every batch plus espresso

INGREDIENTS: butter, chocolate chips, espresso powder, eggs, brown sugar, vanilla, flour, baking powder.

 

Cuccidati – Sicilian Fig Stuffed Cookies

            Figs, brandy, honey, raisins, walnuts, almonds, and spices

INGREDIENTS: dried figs, brandy, honey, raisins, dried cherries, citron, walnuts, almonds, cinnamon, clove, flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, crisco, milk, vanilla extract.

 

Chocolate Macadamia Nut Biscotti

Called “Ecce Panis” – “Behold the Bread” – This biscotti is packed with macadamia nuts. They are irresistible. Biscotti are “twice baked” hard cookies for dipping in wine or coffee.

INGREDIENTS: semisweet chocolate, butter, flour, cocoa, baking powder, salt, eggs, sugar, rum, vanilla extract, macadamia nuts.

 

Italian Chocolate Spice Cookies

A soft lightly frosted cookie flavored with allspice, cloves, cinnamon and chocolate.

INGREDIENTS: sugar, butter, milk, eggs, flour, baking powder, cocoa, salt, allspice, cinnamon.

Heart Sugar Cookies 

These heart shaped cookies consist of a bottom cookie with a hint of anise flavor and the top cookie with a hint of orange flavor. In between the layers is a thin layer of chocolate hazelnut spread. 

INGREDIENTS: butter, sugar, orange extract, vanilla extract, anise extract, Anisette, egg, milk, flour, baking powder, salt, chocolate, hazelnut.

Parma Chocolate Cookies

            Similar to a thumbprint cookie with chocolate, raspberry and hazelnuts.

INGREDIENTS: butter, sugar, salt, semisweet chocolate, flour, hazelnuts, seedless raspberry jam.

 

Italian Love Knot Cookies 

Flavored with vanilla and almond, tied in a loose knot and baked, decorated with sprinkles. These cookies come in red, green and yellow.

INGREDIENTS: butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, almond extract, milk, vegetable oil, flour, baking powder, food coloring.