biscotti

Italian Fig Cookies (Cuccidati or Buccellati)

If there’s one non-negotiable Christmas cookie at my house, it’s this one. Filled with a scrumptious mixture of figs, walnuts, raisins, orange, and honey, these traditional Fig Cookies are staple in Italian households. Learn how to make my Grandmother’s original Cuccidati recipe.
Mary DiSomma
Tagged: dessert
apple crust

Apple Slab Pie

In addition to Granny Smith apples, you must make your own crust. I use a favorite recipe that includes good-ol’ Crisco™ plus egg yolks. Those two ingredients are the key to this crust recipe: flaky and rich in flavor but firm enough to hold all those delicious Granny Smith apples in place.
Mary DiSomma
Tagged: dessert
butter cookies

Cookies + Desserts: Kourabiedes (Greek Butter Cookies)

These Greek butter cookies will take you on an imaginary voyage to Greece.
Mary DiSomma
Tagged: dessert
amaze balls

Peanut Butter Chocolate “Amaze Balls” Cookies

Abracadabra! Watch as these cookies disappear.
Mary DiSomma