The classic chocolate chip cookie didn’t make its debut until 1938 when American chef Ruth Wakefield forgot to add cocoa to ...

Pistachio and olive oil biscotti made by Jacalyn Carfagno for holiday gifts at her home in Lexington, Ky., Tuesday, December 14, 2021. Biscotti is a traditional Italian “cookie” that keeps well and ...

Growing up, Italian food was a way of life for my family. We still uphold many traditions brought to the U.S. by my great grandmother who immigrated here from Italy. As I got older, I fell in love ...

As we stay home during the cold-weather season, we’ve found a way to stay warm that doesn’t involve snuggling in our blankets: baking (OK, maybe we’re still lounging in a pile of blankets too). Many ...

In the spirit of holiday entertaining, I present to you cookie recipes fashioned after classic offerings from Italian-American bakeries. Get baking and enjoy the sweet season with family and friends.

If you’re Italian, it’s biscotti or cantucci. If you’re Jewish, it’s mandelbrot or mandel bread. If you’re Greek, it’s paximathakia. In Morocco, it’s fekkas, and in the Ukraine, kamishbrot. And those ...

Note: Variations on this colorful biscotti recipe have appeared in a number of cooking magazines and blogs. This version was featured on Giada de Laurentiis’ “Everyday Italian” series on the Food ...

When my father finally retired he began cooking. Although years and miles away from his childhood in New York, he returned to the Italian-American foods that had nourished him as a child. So, in our ...