Scorri a basso per l'Italiano   Makes: 45 - 70 cookies depending on size you make them   Lemon, pistachios and coconut make this cookie delicious and very soft.  I promise once you start eating them, you can’t stop.  They make a great addition to any cookie platter.   Ingredients 225 gr butter 300 gr sugar 1 egg 1 tsp vanilla Zest from 2 lemons Juice from 1 lemon 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp baking powder ½ teaspoon salt 440 gr flour 80 gr shredded coconut 50 gr finely chopped pis

Scorri a basso per l’Italiano   Makes 100 cookies   There is something about the taste of orange and cranberries but add some pecans and these cookies are delicious.  They are a great addition to any Christmas cookie platter.   Plan ahead to make these at they need to chill in the fridge for five hours or in the freezer for 1.25 hours before they can be baked.   Ingredients 300 gr sugar Zest of 4 oranges 450 gr softened butter 120 gr icing sugar 1 tbsp vanilla 4 egg yolks 650

Scorri a basso per l’Italiano   Makes: 28 Madeleines   I’ve had Madeleine cake in France and have been wanting to make some for Christmas for a while but didn’t have the pan.  Pans in hand I’m ready to make these pretty little cakes.   In Italy I can’t buy eggnog therefore I used the recipe I made.  You can use store bought if you can’t find it, otherwise it is very simple to make. NOTE: To freeze, place the madeleines on a baking sheet and freeze for ½ hour.  Then you can pl

Scorri a basso per l’Italiano Makes: 70 cookies   A butter cookie flavoured with rum, butterscotch, pecans and walnuts is perfect for our taste buds.  Simple to make and are a great addition to any Christmas baking platter.   Ingredients 350gr butter at room temperature 100 gr icing sugar ½ tsp salt 500 gr flour 1 tbsp rum 60 gr finely chopped pecans 60 gr finely chopped walnuts 185 gr butterscotch chips   Rum Glaze Ingredients 100 gr icing sugar 1 tbsp rum 2 tbsp milk 50 gr

Scorri a basso per Italiano   Makes: 100 cookies   Eggnog and chocolate chip cookies are a perfect addition to any holiday cookie platter.  Of course they are really good to dunk in milk too!  Since there is no eggnog in Italy, I used my Eggnog Recipe  for these cookies.    Ingredients 240 gr butter, at room temperature 340 gr sugar 180 ml eggnog (full fat if store bought) 1 tbsp vanilla 3 egg yolks 425 gr flour 2 tsp baking powder 1 tsp ground cinnamon ½ teaspoon ground nutm

Scorri a basso per I ‘Italiano   Makes 90 biscotti   When I was working, I’d make this recipe in “Big” biscotti version as my employees loved them any time of year.  Now I make them to augment the Christmas baking I do for all the special people that have touched our hearts here in Italy.  Big or Mini, they are delicious when topped with chocolate.   You can top them with any chocolate you want, however I used dark chocolate as I’m making the Pistachio and Caramel biscotti ve

Scorri a basso per l’italiano   Makes: 32 cookies   These thin cookies that go great on top of dessert cups are called cat’s tongue because they are thin, elongated with a rough surface just like a cat’s tongue. Really simple to make and they are crispy on the outside and soft on the inside.  Absolutely delicious! I added them to my Citrus Mousse desserts.   Ingredients 100 gr egg whites (3 eggs) 70 gr icing sugar 100 gr 00 flour 70 ml sunflower oil 1 tsp vanilla Sugar gran

Scorri a basso per l’italiano   Makes: 30 cookies   These are great cookies to make anytime of year if you want a sugary pick me up.  I...

Scorri a basso per l’italiano   Makes: 36 medium sized cookies   I love a good carrot cake therefore I thought I’d try making a cookie...

Scorri a basso per l’italiano   Makes: 36 cookies   I had zucchini that had to be used and I love making zucchini bread but today I...

Scorri a basso per l’italiano   Makes: 15 – 24 depending on size (I made big ones)   These ugly but good cookies are a delicacy of...

Scorri a basso per l’italiano   Makes: 60 - 70 cookies   This is one of the simplest cookies that I make, and the wonderful thing is you...

Scorri a basso per l’italiano   Makes: 24 cookies   BEST BANANA COOKIES EVER ! I had ripe bananas and wanted to make cookies instead of...

Scorri a basso per l’italiano   Makes: 35 – 50 cookies depending on size you make them ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS - I can't stop eating...

Scorri a basso per l’italiano   Makes: 50 cookies   Today I had Ariana here for the day and I wanted to bake with her so I came up with...

Scorri a basso per l’italiano   Makes: 100 small to medium size cookies (note, I made two separate batches today, hence why there are so...

Scorri a basso per l’italiano   Makes: 60 cookies   I had some bananas that were ripe and blueberries in the fridge so I decided to put...

Scorri a basso per l’italiano   Makes 110 cookies   I adjusted my simple Eggnog cookie to add caramel and they are delicious.  You can do...

Scorri a basso per I’italiano   Makes 70 biscotti   This recipe incorporates lemons, hazelnuts and caramel which go amazing well...

Scorri a basso per l'italiano Makes 70 cookies   I wanted to make caramel type cookies but in Italy there are no caramel bits, therefore...