Italian Cookies: Authentic Recipes and Sweet Stories from Every Region by Domenica Marchetti

This definitive Italian cookie cookbook has 100 authentic recipes, including baking hints and techniques, plus regional stories and a list of Italian bakeries. &&&★ “This book is a must for dedicated bakers, encouraging a focus on Mediterranean sweets and spices, with an emphasis on natural flavors inspired by the regional foods throughout ‘the Boot.’”—Booklist, Starred Review “An excellent volume describing specialties from each Italian region and how to create bakery-worthy cookies at home. Marchetti's easy-to-follow recipes will appeal to bakers of all levels.”—Library Journal Italian Cookies: Authentic Recipes and Sweet Stories from Every Region is a beautiful, comprehensive guided tour of Italy’s regions by cookies and cookie stories. With recipes steeped in history and tradition, the book capitalizes on two major continuing food trends: our love of everything cookies and our love of everything Italian. From Lombardy’s meringue-like Amaretti de Gallarate to Tuscany’s crunchy twice-baked Cantucci; Abruzzo’s rustic Pizzelle to Sardina’s fennel-scented Anisetti, the reader will discover cookies for every taste and occasion. Directed to the home cook, the book will also include recipes for sweet essentials including candied citrus, Read more

From the Publisher Enjoy a beautiful, comprehensive guided tour of Italy’s regions by cookies and cookie stories. OCCHI DI SANTA LUCIA (Puglia) BUCCELLATI | CUCCIDATI (Sicily) IMPERIALINE DI OMENGA (Piedmont)