Classic Italian Biscotti & Other Cookies
Italian cooking is very difficult to pin down -- almost every city and town has its specialties, and there are regional trends too; the end result is a huge number of local cuisines rather than a single national cuisine. However, there are some dishes that you will find almost everywhere, and that are now standards among the many Italian communities scattered across the globe.
Savoiardi
The Italian
equivalent of ladyfingers, and vital in tiramisu.
Adriana's Sicilian Almond Cookies
Tasty coffee-laced almond cookies!
Amaretti Teneri
Extraordinarily tender, chewy almond cookies from Piemonte.
Biscotti Con Pinoli
Almond
cookies covered with pine nuts.
Ricciarelli
Delightful Sienese
Christmas almond cookies laced with orange.
Ginetti
Hard Calabrian
anise-flavored cookies with lemon icing.
Ossa dei Morti
Sweets for
The Day of the Dead, from Ancient Rome. About them and Artusi's recipe for
them.
Tartufi Dolci Bianchi e
Neri
Truffles are usually savory, but not when made of
chocolate.
More Biscotti & Other Cookies
Classic Italian Dishes
The General
Recipe Index
