Planning your holiday baking? Browse this festive collection for ideas to share, gift, or add to the dessert table. Each recipe name below opens the full recipe with its ingredients and instructions.
Nucatoli
Ragusa-style open-topped S-shaped pastries with a fig, walnut and almond filling and a fine white icing zigzag.
Walnut Amaretti
Chewy walnut-and-almond domes with a sparkling sugar surface and a small walnut piece on each, an amaretti-style home variation.
Fig and Walnut Filled Cookies
Fig and Walnut Filled Cookies with a measured filling, portion-by-portion assembly and storage guidance.
Walnut Ricotta Cookies
Brown-sugar ricotta cookies with finely chopped walnuts and toasted nut tops, an Italian-style home adaptation.
Hazelnut Amaretti
Chewy hazelnut and almond cookies with a lightly crackled sugar crust.
Baci di Dama
Tiny hazelnut butter cookies joined with a neat layer of dark chocolate.
Brutti ma Buoni
Rough-edged hazelnut meringue cookies with a crisp shell and a chewy middle.
Honey Almond Florentine Shortbread Coins
A thin honey-almond topping bakes onto small shortbread coins, caramelizing lightly around the edge for a crisp, nutty finish.
Pistachio Almond Cookies
Soft almond cookies with ground pistachios and a nutty green coating.
Baci di Alassio
Ridged cocoa-hazelnut kisses joined with a dark-chocolate ganache, inspired by Alassio
Fig Walnut Biscotti
Crisp walnut biscotti with chewy dried fig pieces and a little cinnamon.
Date Walnut Biscotti
Italian-style biscotti with chopped dates, walnut pieces and a little orange zest.
Maple Walnut Meringue Shortbread Squares
Parbaked shortbread beneath a crisp walnut-studded maple meringue cap.
Almond Gingerbread Cookies
Chewy gingerbread drop cookies studded with chopped toasted almonds for a fragrant nutty crunch.
Blue Cheese Walnut Savory Shortbread Buttons
Sharp blue cheese and toasted walnut make compact savory buttons with a sandy, crumbly texture for a holiday appetizer board.