There is something about every kitchen that gets filled with magic as Christmas approaches the sort that starts with the ...

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"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Large domed boxes of Italian panettone line grocery and bakery shelves during the holiday season. Inside ...

I have a secret. Every year, I bake Christmas cookies for my loved ones and receive rave reviews, but 90 perecent of the time, I use fail-safe boxed mixes. Like Remy hiding under Linguini’s chef hat ...

The stereotype of the Italian nonna, or grandmother, attempting to feed you until you burst holds true — especially at the holidays. No sooner had any family member walked through her door than my own ...

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 ...

I believe there’s room on the table for all the cookies during December. Sure, we have our must-bakes—mine are gingerbread cookies and these nameless, cherry-spiked butter cookies—but you should leave ...

Heat oven to 375 degrees. Grease baking sheets. To make the cookies: Cream butter and sugar, beat in eggs; add vanilla and dry ingredients. Knead and add flour as needed to keep dough from sticking to ...

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 ...