Taste of home italian christmas cookies

I started making these treats after tasting a batch my friend whipped up. I immediately requested the drop cookie recipe and have been baking them by the dozens ever since. The icing is an ideal complement to the tart berries in the cookies. —Shirley Kidd, New London, Minnesota

At Italian weddings, there is often a sweets table in addition to the cake, laden with cookies and other treats for the guests. It’s a tradition that works just as well for a holiday party, and front and center on your table should be Giada’s Italian wedding cookies- they melt-in-your-mouth! A generous dusting of powdered sugar adds a snowy cap – perfect for the winter season!

Our Sicilian grandmother often had my sister and me roll out the dough for these tasty torcetti. These cookies are melt-in-your-mouth good without being overly sweet. —Joy Quici, Upland, California

Cookie press shortbread cookies are sweet, buttery, and just melt in your mouth. They're a classic holiday cookie everybody loves, and oh so easy to make!

One of my favorite Italian holiday cookies! These easy chocolate cookies topped with Icing flavored with Whiskey (or rum) are the hit every year. These Italian dessert cookies are so delicious and easy to make. Why don't you give them a try!

Ingredients: 1 dark moist chocolate fudge cake mix (Duncan Hines is good) 3/4 cup vegetable oil 2 eggs 1 cup (soaked in whisky) raisins 1 cup chopped walnuts 3/4 cup water. 2 teaspoons cloves 2 tea…

Our Classic Italian Christmas Cookies are tender, cakey, and not too sweet. Bakery quality- Nonna approved. Gorgeous on your Christmas cookie tray!

My mother made these treats, known as struffoli in Italian, for neighbors, teachers and anyone who stopped by. This is an Easter, Christmas and special-occasion classic, and many call them cookies even though these are honey-coated bits of deep-fried dough. —Sarah Knoblock, Hyde Park, Indiana

Italian cookie recipes can be hard to come by, especially the most scrumptious ones. So, we have done all the hard work for you with these recipes below.

Grandma's traditional Italian cookie recipes are a family treasure. Bake up spumoni, pizzelle, biscotti and other heirlooms for the holidays or any time of year.