Ricciarelli, artisanal almond cookies from Siena, have a delightfully sweet and nutty texture and flavor and a texture that is both dense and very soft.

Made with just four ingredients, these sweet, chewy, crunchy and nutty Italian almond cookies are going to be everyone’s new favorite treat on that Christmas cookie tray. Image: Katerina ...

Why you should bake: Anyone who loves almonds – and loves Italy – needs this recipe in their repertoire. That they're gluten-free is a holiday bonus. Degree of difficulty: A snap. The toughest part ...

Learn how to make classic almond biscotti with a perfectly crisp texture and balanced sweetness. This traditional Italian ...

Makes about 2 dozen cookies. Note: From winner William Teresa of Minneapolis. "These are not quite traditional Ricciarelli [pronounced REACH-a-RELL-ee], and nothing can replace the context of a loving ...

Almond paste cookies are a holiday staple among the many Italian, Jewish, Polish and German bakeries in upstate New York, where I was raised. I have long been a fan of almond paste cookies in every ...

Make room in your recipe box for your new favorite cookies. Italy has no shortage of rich and sweet cookies, and we've collected some of our top-rated recipes that need to be made. From biscotti to ...

Cook's note: If you don't have a pastry bag, roll dough with hands. Lightly dust hands with confectioner's sugar, to pre vent dough from sticking to your hands. Preparation: Preheat oven to 350 ...

These cocoa-coffee almond cookies from Italian American, a new book by Angie Rito and Scott Tacinelli, chef-owners of NYC’s Don Angie, crack dramatically as they bake to reveal a deeply fudgy interior ...