24 Italian Cookie Recipes Straight from Nonna’s Recipe Box
Treat yourself to the sweet allure of Italian cookies, where every bite transports you to the heart of Italy. From crisp biscotti to indulgent chocolate delights, these recipes capture the spirit of Italy’s most beloved sweet. With their distinctive flavors and textures, these cookies are ideal for sharing with friends or enjoying with a rich espresso. Experience the timeless charm of treats that have been passed down through Italian families for generations, and bring a bit of Italian tradition to your own kitchen.
Italian Pistachio Cookies
These Italian pistachio cookies are everything you’d dream of – they’re light, tasty, nutty, and they’re also free from gluten and dairy.
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Italian Nutella Cookies
Do you love Nutella? I can’t get enough of it and have been known to enjoy it straight from the jar! Nutellotti soft nutella cookies are a great Italian Christmas cookie idea. A tasty chocolate and vanilla flavoured cookie is topped with a sweet and creamy Nutella topping.
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Italian Rainbow Cookies
These Italian-American cookies are prepared by layering almond cake with raspberry jelly and adding a sweet chocolate glaze. They’re gorgeous to look at and even better to eat!
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Italian Fig Cookies
Boasting a crumbly dough encasing a sweet fig filling as well as beautiful frosting on top, what more could anyone want from a cookie? The combination of flavours and textures in these Italian fig Christmas cookies, also known as Cucidati, makes them a wonderful choice to include in your Christmas baking or holiday baking schedule this year.
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Italian Pignoli Cookies
Italian pignoli cookies, also known as Amaretti con Pignoli, are perfect for Christmas. You might like to add these wonderful Italian almond and pine nut cookies to your easy gluten free baking list for the holidays. You only need five ingredients to make the best Italian Christmas cookies too.
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Limoncello Italian Wedding Cookies
Also known as Russian tea cookies, Italian snowball cookies, anginetti, polvorones, Russian tea cakes, butterballs, and Mexican wedding cookies, Italian wedding cookies are a bite-sized sweet treat that always tastes best when homemade. These sweet little balls have limoncello as well as lemons and vanilla to flavour them, so you can imagine how wonderful these powdered sugar-topped cookies will taste.
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Italian Chocolate Chestnut Tortelli Cookies
Italian chocolate chestnut tortelli cookies are delicious desserts and also perfect for Christmas cookie exchange recipes. The chestnut filling is really good, as are the dark chocolate and rum flavours.
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Lemon Ricotta Cookies
Boasting a bright lemon flavor and a sweet glaze, these lovely lemon cookies deserve a place on your spring or summer baking list. This lemon ricotta cookie recipe is so good!
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Italian Chocolate Roll Cookies
It isn’t necessarily hard to make such nice-looking cookies, and these chocolate roll cookies are easy even for beginner home bakers. Italian chocolate filled cookies are a holiday favourite, so add these cookies to your Christmas baking list this season.
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Lavender Lemon Biscotti
This is the most fragrant and delicate biscotti recipe. Make it to enjoy with tea, or for an elegant snack in the afternoon.
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Italian Macarons
While these little treats look amazing and elegant; they are actually so easy to prepare! Fill them with chocolate buttercream and enjoy this spin on a classic french sandwich cookie.
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Italian Peach Cookies
Peach cookies, filled with peach jam make one amazing treat. This Italian cookie even looks like a peach for a total treat for the eyes and mouth!
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Basil Orange Biscotti
Who could resist this biscotti? It is fruity, has a savory kick from the basil and is uniquely different and totally delicious.
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Tuile Cigar Cookies
If you want to wow your family with the best cookie, check this recipe out. These cigar pirouettes are delicate, crispy and oh so delicious!
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Classic Italian Butter Cookies
Delicate and buttery Italian Butter Cookies are melt-in-your-mouth amazing, and simple to make with this easy and authentic recipe.
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Italian Ricotta Cookies
It wouldn’t be the holidays without a few ricotta cookies. These tender cookies are so easy to make that they are destined to become a holiday staple with your family.
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Italian Fig Cookies
Indulge in homemade Italian Fig Cookies – a perfect holiday treat with sweet figs, crunchy pecans, and rich chocolate in a buttery dough.
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Italian Anise Cookies
Riscottis are definitely on the must-bake list for Christmas time every year.
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Cherry Almond Cookies
This classic Italian cookie is simple, and delicious. With a tender almond cookie base, and a sweet cherry center, you will want to share these treats with everyone.
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Italian Ricotta Cookies
Moist and soft Italian Ricotta Cookies that have a texture similar to cake. Glazed with a simple silky smooth vanilla glaze that you will love!
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Easy Italian Cookies With Sprinkles
You must make this recipe for Italian Cookies with sprinkles! They are super soft, perfectly sweet and so simple to bake for any occasion.
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Pizelle Cookies
Everyone loves pizelle cookies! This recipe makes the crispy, fresh and absolutely irresistible! You will want to keep your pizelle maker handy so you can make these often!
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Chocolate Amaretti Cookies
If you want a cookie that will wow a coffee drinker; this is the one to make! It has chocolate and a kick of espresso for such a delicious little treat that is naturally gluten free!
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Italian Canestrelli Cookies
Canestrelli cookies are a little bit like shortbread but lighter, with more of a crunch, and a more in-depth flavour. These cookies are from Italy’s Liguria region, and are buttery tasting with delicious lemon fragrance evident in every bite. You will want to add these Italian cookies to this year’s Christmas baking or holiday baking plans.
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