Whether you call them rainbow cookies, Neapolitan cookies, or tricolore cookies, we think you’ll agree that they make any cookie table special. These Italian-American cookies have a subtle almond ...

Almond paste cookies are a holiday staple among the many Italian, Jewish, Polish and German bakeries in upstate New York, where I was raised. I have long been a fan of almond paste cookies in every ...

Charming, festive and delicious, Sarah's Italian Almond Sweets are a classic Italian cookie and the perfect treat to add some sparkle to your holiday cookie platters.

Bestselling cookbook author Lidia Bastianich offers "Sunday Morning" viewers her recipe for a favorite, colorful treat. There are many traditional Italian almond-paste cookies, but rainbow cookies ...

Renowned chef Lidia Bastianich was one of the first television chefs to make Italian-American cuisine approachable for viewers. Today there’s nothing the TV host, restaurateur, and author loves doing ...

Now that Gruttadauria's Bakery has closed in Greece, and is heading for California, its loyal Rochester customers are bemoaning the loss of their favorite baked goods. The Italian cookies. The rainbow ...

This story was originally published in 2017. Does anyone make better cookies, pastries and desserts overall than the Italians? We don’t think so! And bread? Please. But here’s the problem: Walk into a ...

This story first appeared on Food52, an online community that gives you everything you need for a happier kitchen and home – that means tested recipes, a shop full of beautiful products, a cooking ...

Creamy ricotta cheese makes these Italian Christmas cookies incredibly moist and light, and the vanilla buttercream on top adds just the right amount of sweetness without being overpowering. Finish ...

Quite possibly the MVP of the Italian bakery, pignoli are the nutty, soft, textured cookies found in any Italian cookie spread worth its salt. Named for their topping of a scattering of pine nuts, ...

Although you’ll find baroquely adorned sweets at Italy’s pasticcerie, the majority of that nation’s biscotti (the generic word for cookies) are quite plain in appearance. They’re also durable and long ...