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"These delicate cake-like cookies are glazed with icing and topped with colorful candy sprinkles. They have a mild anise flavoring, which is very typical of Italian baked goods. My family always served these cookies at holidays, weddings or special celebrations, but now that I know the recipe, I can enjoy them all year long!"

Ingredients: confectioners' sugar, eggs...

"Posted by request, these pretty little cookies are very often served at holiday gatherings in many Italian American families. You may shape them any way you prefer, and change the flavoring of the icing slightly to suit your tastes. The original recipe came from one of my favorite community style cookbooks called "Preserving Our Italian Heritage"..."

Ingredients: eggs, fresh lemon juice, milk...

"These cookies are a staple in my family. They are so simple, yet so incredibly wonderful. This recipe has been passed down from my great-grandmother. I've listed here the original recipe from my Nonna and great Aunt, as it was given to my mother. It can easily be cut in half, or in fourths. Obviously the full recipe makes ALOT OF COOKIES!! My mom..."

Ingredients: eggs, margarine, milk...

"Also sometimes called 'Mexican wedding cookie', 'Russian tea cakes', or 'butterballs', can also be shaped into crescents. You can also substitute pecans and they are very good as well. This is the best version of these I have ever seen, it was given me by a friend who grew up in central Europe."

Ingredients: confectioners' sugar, margarine...

"Years ago, my grandmother and great-aunt went to Italy for their cousin's daughter's wedding. They ALWAYS tell the story of this glorious table full of these delectable cookies shaped like little peaches. My great-aunt, being the baker of the family, asked her cousin for the recipe. She was told that these lovely little cookies were traditionally..."

Ingredients: eggs, peach brandy...

"These are a traditional Italian Christmas cookie, that are chewy, almondy and delicious! We always have a bunch of these cookies on hand around the holidays in my family. **Please note, that the dough will be very sticky and a lil bit of a pain to work with, but they end up being so worth the effort. Adding flour to this dough changes the texture of..."

Ingredients: egg whites, pine nuts...

"This is my favorite Cucidati recipe!!! These cookies are a little time consuming, but well worth the effort! It wouldn't be Christmas in our house without them. I make them every year, often doubling the recipe! I can't remember how many cookies this recipe makes, and often they disappear before I can start counting! (Prep time includes chilling..."

Ingredients: cinnamon, confectioners' sugar...

"Soft Italian cake type cookie. this recipe has been in the family before I was born, so I will label it as 1946..."

Ingredients: eggs, salt, white sugar...

"Source: Betty Crocker "Bring a delicious and sweet part of Italy into your home with a classic almond cookie rolled in pine nuts.""

Ingredients: eggs, sugar cookie mix...

"Italian fruit and chocolate filled cookies (Bon Appetit March 1984)."

Ingredients: cinnamon, dried apricots...

"A wonderful Italian cookie with the great flavor of sesame seeds."

Ingredients: eggs, milk, salt...

"This recipe is an old time favorite of ours. All the kids love these and so do we! Hope you get all the nice compliments as I do when you make them."

Ingredients: eggs, food coloring, salt...

"These are delightfully moist little almond cookies which come from a centuries old Italian recipe. There are many alternatives you can do to the base recipe. The photo shows plain Ricciarelli laced with Rum and Ricciarelli with orange and lemon, dipped in dark chocolate. I've made boxes of these cookies for people and they always seem to come back..."

Ingredients: oranges, zest of, egg whites...

"A cross between a cookie and a candy wonderfully flavored with chocolate, coffee and almond."

Ingredients: hot water, instant coffee...