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 ...

In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, 1/3 cup sugar and baking powder. Cut in shortening and butter until mixture resembles small peas. Stir in the milk and add egg and stir until the dough comes ...

Similar to cucidati, the Italian fig cookies traditionally served at Christmastime, these adorable mini pies are filled with dried figs, dried cherries and almonds, then topped with a pretty ...

Janet Johnson of Pennsburg also sent a Italian Fig Cookie recipe for Betty Martucci of Allentown. The recipe was published in “Better Homes and Garden Cookies for Christmas” cookbook. Evelyn Hart of ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Fig cookies are mainstay on the tables of Italians in Louisiana at every holiday and family gathering. They are especially prominent on St. Joseph’s Day Altars found in homes ...

Growing up in an Italian family, food was everything. Every holiday, celebration or weekly Sunday dinner was centered around food. Gathering everyone to the table was the most important part of the ...

Jeremy from The Lynhall in Minneapolis is making a fancy Italian fig cookie and is pairing it with Bridgeman’s Butter Brittle ice cream. 30-40g (1/4 cup) Orange Juice or Milk, or 1 egg white In a ...

Upon first reading this recipe for cuccidati (pronouced: coo-chee-dawt-tee), or Italian fig cookies, by Judith Mack, I was immediately drawn to the bold flavors - figs, orange zest, whiskey, cloves.

A holiday treat straight from Sicily. Mandola's Deli in Houston has been turning out Italian classic for almost 50 years. The Mandola family takes you inside their kitchen to share how they're still ...

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 ...

Advocate staff photo by Ian McNulty - A selection of cucidati, traditional Italian fig cookies, at Angelo Brocato's. Advocate staff photo by Ian McNulty - The Italian cookie known as osso dei morte ...