Angela Stefano (“Ang,” unless she’s in trouble) is the editor-in-chief of The Boot and a senior writer for Taste of Country. Based in Nashville, Tenn., but with her heart in Buffalo, N.Y., she enjoys boxing, exploring record stores and dog-sitting some very sweet pups. A graduate of Boston University’s College of Communication and a former Boston Bruins intern and game-night staffer, she also enjoys a good hockey game and often employs a good dose of Northern-bred sarcasm and self-deprecation.
Angela Stefano
Cuccidati (Italian Fig Cookies)
Tasha Kupinski
Cuccidati (Italian Fig Cookies)
Dough
4 cups flour
1 cups sugar
1 tbsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 cup butter
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
1/2 cup milk
1 tbsp. vanilla
Filling
1 cup dried figs
1/2 cup dried dates, pitted
1/2 cup raisins
3/4 cup almonds, toasted and chopped
3/4 cup walnuts, toasted and chopped
3/4 cup honey
1/4 cup brandy
1 1/2 tsp...
Cuciadatti Cookies
Sandy Predmore
Cuciadatti Cookies
An old Italian recipe
4 cups flour
1 cup sugar
2 tbsp. baking powder
1/2 cups butter
1 tbsp. vanilla
1/2 cups milk
2 eggs
Filling
2 lbs. dried figs
1 lb. pitted dates
1 lb. raisins
1 jar orange marmalade
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 whole orange
1 tsp...
Karen’s Best Candy Cane Cookie
Karen Gielter
I made these as a little girl with Mom and now make them for my grandchildren. They also fly out to California with me for my grandson.
Karen's "Best Candy Cane Cookie"
1 cup softened butter
1 cup sifted confectioner's sugar
1 egg
2 tsp...
Kris Kringle Cookies
Raymond Harenza
Kris Kringle Cookies
1 cup butter
3 eggs
1 tsp. anise
1 1/2 tsp. cream of tarter
1 1/2 tsp. baking soda dissolved in 2 tbsp. milk
2 cups sugar
1 tsp. salt
4 1/2 cups flour
Cream butter and sugar together until sugar is nearly melted. Add anise oil, mil...
Canolli Chocolate Cookies
Jeanne Green
Canolli Chocolate Cookies
Preheat oven to 375. Combine 2 1/2 cups flour, 1 tsp. baking soda and 1 tsp. salt in bowl; set aside.
Beat 1 cup softened butter, 3/4 cup granulated sugar, 3/4 cup brown sugar and 1 tsp. vanilla...
Butter Horn Cookies
Kris Kristner
Butter Horn Cookies
Stir 2 cups all-purpose flour, 1 tsp. baking powder and 1/4 tsp. salt together in bowl. Cut in 1/2 cup butter. Set aside.
Dissolve 1 1/2 tsp (1/2 package) active yeast in 2 tbsp. warm water, stir in 2 egg yolks, 1/4 cup sour cream and 1/2 tsp...
Mama Szwed’s Coffee Cookies
Thomas Szwed
Mama Szwed's Coffee Cookies
1 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla
2 1/4 cups flour
2 tbsp. instant coffee
1/4 tsp. baking powder
Melting milk chocolate
Finely chopped walnuts, or the nuts of your choice
Cream butter and sugar; beat in egg and vanilla...
Kipfels
Elizabeth Bavaro
Kipfels
Dough
4 cups flour
1 lb. butter
1 lb. cream cheese
Filling
2 lbs. walnuts, ground fine
2 egg whites, beaten stiff
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 tsp. lemon juice and grated rind
Mix dough ingredients together, and knead until shiny...
Gramma’s Italian Totes
Gary D.
Gramma's Italian Totes
6 cups flour
1 1/2 cups sugar
5 1/4 tsp. baking powder
3/4 cups cocoa
1 tbsp. ground cloves
1/2 tsp. black pepper (I usually add a little more)
1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
3/4 lb. lard or shortening
1 pint milk
1 cup of each: raisins, walnuts and almonds
Sift dry ingredients together in mixing bowl...
Jane Harvey’s Cutout Cookies
Nancy Sekuterski
Jane Harvey's Cutout Cookies
Makes 4 dozen
4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 cup butter or margarine
1/4 tsp. salt (optional)
2 cups sugar
3 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
Sift together first three ingredients...
Cherry Tassies
Lisa Gigliotti
Cherry Tassies
1 1/4 cups butter, softened
2 1/4 cups powdered sugar
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. peppermint extract
1 tsp. vanilla
1 egg
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup finely crushed striped round peppermint candies (about 18)
48 red maraschino cherries with stems, drained
Course or raw sugar
1...
Aunt Gertrude’s Parisian Christmas Wafers
Hi, it's Laura Daniels. I chose Denise Zaffalon’s Aunt Gertrude’s Parisian Christmas Wafers because of the unique spin on the traditional “cookie”. Plus, admittedly, if you creme-fill anything, I’m apt to try it! I've also never been to Paris…why...