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December 17, 2015February 1, 2016Desserts Holidays & Celebrations Quote

Dulce De Leche Christmas Tree Cookies

Christmas is approaching and for this year I decided to prepare delicious Italian festive cookies with a South American twist. For the cookie dough I used my favorite Italian shortbread recipe : Frolla Montata. I shaped the cookies with the OXO GOOD GRIPS COOKIE PRESS using the Christmas Tree disk. This outstanding cookie press comes with 12 stainless […]

December 9, 2015December 9, 2015Desserts Holidays & Celebrations Quote

Chocolate Chips Canestrelli

Canestrelli are traditional old-fashioned Italian shortbread cookies from Piedmont and Liguria regions (Italy). They come flower-shaped and covered with plenty of confectioners’ sugar. The secret for baking authentic Canestrelli is to hard boil the egg yolks. I gave to the traditional recipe a chocolatey twist adding mini-chocolate chips to the cookie dough. Enjoy these […]

January 26, 2015March 18, 2015Desserts

Biscottini Di Novara

Biscottini di Novara are lightweight cookies from the beautiful ancient city of Novara (Piedmont, Italy).They have an airy and crumbly texture, a rectangular shape with rounded corners and a golden color. The only three ingredients used to prepare these delicious cookies are : wheat flour, sugar and eggs. Biscottini di Novara are extremely light and […]

December 23, 2014December 23, 2014Desserts Holidays & Celebrations

Heavenly Chocolate Chips Canestrelli… Merry Christmas !!!

With this simple and delicious recipe, I warmly wish to all my friends, followers and readers around the globe a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!! May this holiday season sparkle and shine. May all your wishes and dreams come true and may you feel this happiness all year round. Buon Natale – Merry […]

December 16, 2014December 16, 2014Desserts

Hazelnut Canestrelli

Canestrelli (literally little baskets) are crumbly, flower-shaped, Italian cookies from Piedmont and Liguria region. This is a revisited version with hazelnut flour. These cookies are the perfect treat for breakfast or snack time, delicious with a cup of tea or a cappuccino. Although the original recipe of plain Canestrelli recalls for hard-boiled egg yolks, I […]