Janet Johnson of Pennsburg also sent a Italian Fig Cookie recipe for Betty Martucci of Allentown. The recipe was published in “Better Homes and Garden Cookies for Christmas” cookbook. Evelyn Hart of ...

Upon first reading this recipe for cuccidati (pronouced: coo-chee-dawt-tee), or Italian fig cookies, by Judith Mack, I was immediately drawn to the bold flavors - figs, orange zest, whiskey, cloves.

Makes 244 cookies. Recipe is from Clarence Thibodeaux, of Morganza, and provided by his niece Joni Russo. “The recipe is an adaptation from the Cicero family recipe given to my uncle many years ago.” ...

Preheat oven to 200C and grease a medium sized 4-cup capacity baking dish Cook the gnocchi in boiling salted water and once it floats remove with a slotted spoon and place in the baking dish with the ...

Cuccidati are Sicilian Christmas cookies made from a rich shortcrust pastry dough flavored with orange zest and a sweet fig filling. They're popular during the holiday season in Italy and also in the ...

In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, 1/3 cup sugar and baking powder. Cut in shortening and butter until mixture resembles small peas. Stir in the milk and add egg and stir until the dough comes ...

Preheat the oven to 180 Celsius/350 Fahrenheit/gas mark 4. Grease and line a 20cm cake tin with a removable base with parchment paper. Beat the butter and sugar in a large bowl until pale. Add the ...

The next best thing to having a productive fig tree in your own garden is to have Italian friends who have massively productive fig trees in their yards. This week my Italian friend Umberto Garbuio ...