Tag: Christmas cookies

Lucy Vitiello Polvinale’s Biscotti Recipe

Lucy Vitiello Polvinale’s Biscotti Recipe

My Old Nonnie’s recipe for crisp anise and vanilla scented biscotti chockful of almonds ready for dunking in coffee, milk or vin santo.

Grandma Zemke’s Gingerbread Cookie Recipe

Grandma Zemke’s Gingerbread Cookie Recipe

This almost universally agreed upon greatest Christmas cookie in our house isn’t even one of my family recipes. It’s BD’s maternal grandmother Helen Molnar Zemke’s gingerbread cookies.  Up until two years ago, I had never attempted the cookies. I didn’t need to.  I’d just wait 

Absolutely Marvelous Caramel Matzoh Crunch

Absolutely Marvelous Caramel Matzoh Crunch

Caramel-crisped matzoh topped with dark silky chocolate and slivers and crunchy almond.  Is it a cookie?  Is it candy?  Does it really matter … it’s delicious. And it is … absolutely marvelous. Every year when I bake the matzoh crunch, I’m reminded of a fictional 

Christmas Sugar Cookies

A buttery sugar cookie in its purest form.  Rolled thick for a nice softness or thin for a crisp bite, this cookie only gets more magical with a simple buttercream.  Sprinkles optional; enjoyment is not. GO TO RECIPE O holy night! The stars are brightly