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Ingredients: confectioners' sugar, colored sprinkles...

"Like most Italian cookies, these lemon drop cookies aren't too sweet. The perfect summer-time treat or a great addition to your holiday cookie tray!"

Ingredients: confectioners' sugar, eggs...

"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...

"When I lived in New York, I used to get this delicious tri-color cookie from the Italian Bakery every year for the holidays. Once I moved down south, I was no longer able to get them. I found this recipe in Good Housekeepings "100 best Italian Recipes". The directions seem long and scary, but these cookies are actually very easy to make...."

Ingredients: eggs, margarine...

"These are traditional Limoncello cookies, popular at weddings. Cook time does not include chilling time. A recipe for Limoncello: Limoncello (Lemoncello, Limoncella)"

Ingredients: confectioners' sugar, granulated sugar...

"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...

Ingredients: powdered sugar, vanilla...

"Comes from Giada De Laurentiis. Had some ricotta cheese that I defrosted and never used so I looked for a dessert recipe and found this one. There were about 6 other recipes posted here but I wasn't sure about them because the ingredients list were different for each and I had never made this type of cookie before. They are very cakey cookies..."

Ingredients: eggs, lemon juice...

"This is my favorite cut-out cookie recipe. The kids love to make lots of different shapes."

Ingredients: eggs, sugar, flour...

"I'm not the world's greatest cookie baker but this recipe by Giada De Laurentiis not only came out perfect, I actually ended up with the amount of cookies indicated. And they taste so good!"

Ingredients: eggs, granulated sugar...

"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...