Category: cookies
“Pollicini” con marmellata di fichi (thumbprint cookies with fig jam)
| January 19, 2013 | Posted by ameliaps under cookies |
There was frost on the patio, we wanted to stay cozy, inside. “Let’s make cookies” I said “Let’s see what jam is around…” “Fig and apricot!” echoed the kids “sounds perfect” I thought We kneaded the butter and sugar, then folded in flour, with just one yolk, not too long, to make it a flaky… more
Sicilian spiced fig-nut cookies (cuccidati or buccellati)
| December 11, 2011 | Posted by ameliaps under christmas, cookies, holidays, Italia, Italian, italy |
I don’t have relatives in Sicily, but I think I have a little Sicilian blood in me…somewhere, because I love that island and its cultural influences. I keep gravitating to it. Visiting Sicily is one of my favorite summer things to do. That land has been the crossroads of so many different cultures for centuries,… more
Pasticcini di pasta di mandorle (Sicilian almond dough cookies) + FUN NEWS
| April 18, 2011 | Posted by ameliaps under cookies, dessert, Italia, Italian, italy, sweets |
I am on a Sicily roll (see my recent post on pasta with bottarga). I love that region of Italy, the scenery, the culture, the food, the history, the ingredients, the people. Sicilia is pure Mediterranean. A land that has been influenced and shaped by so many different cultures over the centuries: Greeks, Romans, Phoenicians, Arabs,… more
"L.A. Times Food" feature: Italian thumbprint cookies with apricot jam and honey ("Ovis Mollis")
| November 16, 2010 | Posted by ameliaps under cookies, dessert, holidays, Italian, ovis mollis, sweets |
Hi friends!I am very excited that my recipe for “Ovis Mollis”, tender Italian thumbprint cookies with apricot jam and honey (with a secret), was featured yesterday in the LA Times Food “Daily Dish” blog. I posted this recipe last year on my blog: see post (and more photos) here. When the LA Times launched their… more
Earl-grey tea shortbread cookies
| May 26, 2010 | Posted by ameliaps under cookies, dessert, tea |
“A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.” ~Henry Brooks Adams The end of the school year is approaching and we are rounding up conversations with the teachers summarizing the year. I am so grateful for the dedication, energy and passion the teachers put into my kids’ life. They are imparting… more
Tuscan wine and olive oil cookies (Ciambellinne al vino)
| February 23, 2010 | Posted by ameliaps under any season, cookies, dessert, sweets |
The Italian expression “finire a tarallucci e vino” (literally, “ending with cookies and wine”) means to end up good friends and close things happily (e.g. an evening). These wine cookies (a.k.a. ciambelline or tarallucci) are perfect to make anyone happy, anytime. They are my sister Paola’s specialty: she actually does not measure anything, just uses a glass to eye-ball the ingredients… more
A scientific approach to chocolate chip cookies
| February 17, 2010 | Posted by ameliaps under any season, chocolate, cookies, dessert, sweets |
Ok, so first of all I have only lived in the US for 12 years so I did not grow up on chocolate chip cookies. When I first came here I just could not understand what the fuss was about these simple and rather ugly cookies. Then I baked my own batch and ate them… more
Christmas cookies galore (10 recipes)!!!
| December 23, 2009 | Posted by ameliaps under caramel, chocolate, cinnamon, coconut, cookies, cranberry, currants, dessert, holidays, nuts, oranges, peppermint, raisins, raspberry, rum, sugar, winter |
Merry Christmas (and happy holidays to everyone that does not celebrate Christmas)!!! Baking is in the air and the house smells like sugar dust!Here are a few cookie recipes:1. Chocolate-peppermint wafers2. Chocolate-coconut Needhams with Chocolate Dip 3. Old-world raspberry bars4. Cranberry-orange cookies5. Neiman Marcus chocolate chip cookies6. Frosty snowballs7. Rum-currant cookies8. Cinnamon raisin cookies9. Chocolate… more
Pfeffernüsse (German pepper cookies)
| December 23, 2009 | Posted by ameliaps under cookies, dessert, holidays, pepper, winter |
Pfeffernüsse (recipe from Martha Stewart) These are aromatic Germany cookies with molasses, pepper, cloves, cinnamon and nutmeg and they are typically made over Christmas. 1 1/4 cups confectioners’ sugar 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper (I used regular pepper – my peppermill grinds much too coarsely) 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ground… more
White Christmas cookies
| December 23, 2009 | Posted by ameliaps under cookies, dessert, holidays, white, winter |
Count down… -3 days to Christmas. I have been baking a lot of cookies these past days but I have not had a chance to post a lot. So I will be catching up with the coming days. These above are what I call ”white Christmas” cookies :) Lime Meltaways (recipe adapted from Martha Stewart) These are basically… more
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