Cuccidati are Sicilian Christmas cookies made from a rich shortcrust pastry dough flavored with orange zest and a sweet fig filling. They're popular during the holiday season in Italy and also in the ...

Make your holidays a little sweeter this year with these Italian-inspired Christmas Day cookies. Enjoy seasonal twists on classic biscotti, traditional and simply beautiful pizzelles, ...

Think of cuccidati as a more mature Fig Newton. The classic Sicilian cookies make an appearance around Christmastime, filling flaky dough with a fig or mixed-fruit jam. Enjoyed as is or smeared with ...

I believe there’s room on the table for all the cookies during December. Sure, we have our must-bakes—mine are gingerbread cookies and these nameless, cherry-spiked butter cookies—but you should leave ...

Italian families have certain traditions, and a lot of them circle around food. If you ever go to an Italian wedding on the East Coast, you would be amazed by the cookie table. Unless you have seen it ...

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 ...

Along with the holiday season comes holiday cookie baking. At The Times, we like to offer bakers new additions to their cookie repertoires. Check out, for example, cooking columnist Ben Mims’ “12 Days ...

As beautiful as they are delicious, these festive Italian Cuccidati cookies feature orange zest-flavored dough filled with a mixture of figs, chocolate, Marsala wine, and nuts.