When you think of world-famous Italian cuisine, the first dishes to come to mind are usually pizza, pasta, and perhaps tiramisu, and with good reason. However, there is so much more to explore. It ...

Pignoli cookies stacked on plate next to cup of coffee - Jessica Morone/Tasting Table We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. As it turns out, there are plenty of occasions that call ...

Make room in your recipe box for your new favorite cookies. Italy has no shortage of rich and sweet cookies, and we've collected some of our top-rated recipes that need to be made. From biscotti to ...

For those who love the old-fashioned Italian cookie, however, none of that matters. For them, traditional Italian cookies hit a sweet spot that goes beyond sugar, and they come with their own ...

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 ...

The name literally means "pick me up" in Italian, and this beloved dessert certainly lifts spirits with its alternating layers of coffee-soaked ladyfingers and mascarpone cream. Born in the Veneto ...

Expressions of Italian heritage this time of year are usually not subtle. It’s the heaping helping of pasta and sauce, the zooma-zooma music of Louis Prima, the St. Joseph’s Day parade filling the ...