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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Check out two dishes from her new cookbook below. As leaves change colors to autumnal hues and temperatures drop, prompting people to reach for cozy sweaters, nothing says fall comfort food like some ...

If you’re looking to do some baking for gifts that will prompt smiles during the holidays and throughout the year, consider making a batch of classic Italian biscotti. Literally, the term translates ...

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 ...

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 ...