Italian Cookie Recipes
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15 · 28 minutes · Sweet and tangy lemon ricotta cookies baked to perfection. Topped off with a delicious homemade glaze.
Ingredients
Produce
- • 1 1/8 tbsp Lemon, zest
Refrigerated
- • 2 Eggs
Condiments
- • 3 tbsp Lemon juice
Baking & Spices
- • 2 1/2 cups All-purpose flour
- • 2 tsp Baking powder
- • 1/2 tsp Baking soda
- • 2 cups Powdered sugar
- • 1 tsp Salt
- • 1 2/3 cups Sugar
- • 2 tsp Vanilla
Dairy
- • 1/2 cup Butter, unsalted
- • 4 tbsp Whole milk
- • 1 1/2 cups Whole milk ricotta cheese

Dawnie Knapp-Loertscher saved to Recipes
These amaretti cookies are an Italian cookie perfect for the holidays. The outside of this almond cookie is slightly crisp and the inside is soft and chewy.

Jasmine saved to Idea Pins by you
Pizzicati Italian Cookies, a delicious crunchy Cookie Recipe. These simple, buttery crunchy cookies make the perfect snack or even dessert.
Glisset Betancourt saved to Cookies
18 · 60 minutes · This is the best recipe for traditional Italian Butter Cookies! These cookies are soft and flavorful, yet so easy and simple to make. Italian Butter Cookies are way better homemade, you’ll never buy them from a store or bakery again! #italiancookierecipe #buttercookies #traditionalitalian #italiandesserts #authenticitaliancookies #holidaycookies
Ingredients
Refrigerated
- • 2 Egg yolks
Condiments
- • 1/4 cup Raspberry jam, seedless
Baking & Spices
- • 2 cups All purpose flour
- • 3/4 cup Chocolate or chocolate chips
- • 2/3 cup Granulated sugar
- • 6 oz Milk or dark chocolate
- • 1 Rainbow sprinkles
- • 1/4 tsp Salt
- • 1 tsp Vanilla extract
Dairy
- • 1 tsp 2 tablespoon milk
- • 1 cup Butter, unsalted
- • 1/4 cup Heavy cream

Brenda Sindelar Boyer Switala saved to Christmas
20 · 25 minutes · These Italian Christmas cookies have become a favorite Christmas recipe at our house. Try them and see for yourself how delicious they are!
20 · 25 minutes · These Italian Christmas cookies have become a favorite Christmas recipe at our house. Try them and see for yourself how delicious they are!
Ingredients
Refrigerated
- • 4 Eggs
Baking & Spices
- • 4 tsp Baking powder
- • 2 cup Confectioner's sugar
- • 3 1/2 cup Flour
- • 1 Icing
- • 1 cup Sugar
- • 4 tsp Vanilla
Snacks
- • 1 Cookies
Dairy
- • 1/2 cup Butter
Liquids
- • 6 tsp Water
Linda Bauer saved to Cookies
This is the best recipe for Italian Ricotta Cookies. These cookies are light and cakey in texture, super soft, not too sweet and packed with fresh ricotta cheese. You'll love this version of the traditional Italian cookie for everyday baking and holidays!
Ingredients
Refrigerated
- • 2 Eggs
Baking & Spices
- • 3 3/4 cup All purpose flour
- • 2 tsp Baking powder
- • 2 cup Granulated sugar
- • 1 Non-peril sprinkles
- • 3 cup Powdered sugar
- • 1 tsp Salt
Dairy
- • 1 cup Butter, unsalted
- • 6 tbsp Milk
- • 15 oz Whole milk ricotta cheese
Liquids
- • 1 Bowl of water, small
Other
- • 1 tsp Extract if desired (anise, vanilla, almond and lemon are good choices!)
Teresa Gorka saved to Italian recipes dessert
8 · 60 minutes · Italian Butter Cookies are buttery cookies just like the ones from Italian bakeries. Spritz cookies without a press!
Ingredients
Refrigerated
- • 2 Egg yolks, large
Baking & Spices
- • 2 cups All purpose flour
- • 1/2 tsp Baking powder
- • 3/4 cup Granulated sugar
- • 1/2 cup Melting chocolate
- • 1 Nonpareil decorating sprinkles
- • 1 pinch Salt
- • 1 tsp Vanilla extract
- • 1 tbsp Whole milk** (only if needed to create soft dough)
Dairy
- • 1 cup Butter, unsalted

Robin Krewson saved to COOKIES
Italian Christmas Cookies - colorful sprinkles make these cookies look so pretty on any holiday tray! A creamy glaze makes them extra tasty!
Italian Wedding Cookies are delicious little, powdered sugar coated, butter cookie bites with almonds.
Donna Brehm saved to Cookies