There’s nothing quite like the joy of baking Italian Pinch Cookies. These delicate, lemon-zested cookies are filled with sweet raspberry jam and finished with a dusting of powdered sugar, making them ...

For Maria Bruscino Sanchez, owner of Sweet Maria’s Bakery in Waterbury, growing up in a big Italian family not only meant celebrating the holidays with the feast of the seven fishes, but at least ...

In our humble opinion, a cookie is a beautiful thing, whether it’s intricately decorated with icing or spilling over with melted chocolate chips. But these little jam flower cookies, from the upcoming ...

Another Ash Wednesday, followed by 40 days of Lenten devotion with fasting and meat-free Fridays, arrives this week with the start of the month of March. But before menus become less indulgent and ...

Tiramisu, one of my first dessert loves, is one recognized by you, me and everyone else in America. The Italian treat of creamy mascarpone cheese and coffee liqueur-soaked ladyfingers comes in all ...

A recipe requested by my oldest daughter who never asks for a lot of sweets. So when she mentions an Italian almond cookie ...

Along with the holiday season comes holiday cookie baking. At The Times, we like to offer bakers new additions to their cookie repertoires. Check out, for example, cooking columnist Ben Mims’ “12 Days ...

Does anyone make better cookies, pastries and desserts overall than the Italians? We don't think so! And bread? Please. But here's the problem: Walk into a well-stocked Italian bakery and you're ...