Italian Cookies - Page 2

Carolina925 · ‎03-09-2010

@Major Shopper , that's exactly what I was looking for; I will go to their site. An unexpected plus: no calories!!!

Carolina925 · ‎03-09-2010

@faeriemoon , gosh that looks wonderful! I guess I wasn't really clear. Lidia visited places across the states that celebrated St Joseph by baking all kinds of Italian cookies, not any specific one. I discovered that my knowledge of Italian food was very small, delegated mainly to pasta dishes. Yes, I've lived a very sheltered life.

KBEANS · ‎06-08-2020

@faeriemoon You got that right! I love this too.

@Carolina925 It usually comes out around the Feast Day of St. Joseph which is March 19.
It is very popular at that time in NYC bakeries.

It is not shown on this website but they definitely make it at that time.

Check out this website Ferraranyc. com many delicious cookies and pastries.

A wonderful Christmas cookie is cuccidata, a delicate fig cookie dressed up for the holiday with sprinkles.

@faeriemoon Do you know this one? It's delicious. I have often mentioned it on these threads.

My grandmother and mom used to make them. You can find them in certain Italian bakeries.

Carolina925 · ‎03-09-2010

@KBEANS , thanks for that information! My mother-in-law used to work in a bakery in Brooklyn and would bring cannoli home sometimes, first time this southern girl even knew there was such a thing! Sweet memories of her, thank you! I'll be checking out this bakery.

manny2 · ‎05-24-2010

If you’ve never had Italian pastries or cookies, be ready.

Authentic Italian baked goods are not as sweet as the American pastries and cookies.

They are a very different experience. The cannoli are the sweetest, because of the amount of powdered sugar.

Mz iMac · ‎07-26-2014

@Carolina925 I would kill for cannolis.

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I live in Joisey. There's an Italian bakery & Italian diners w/bakeries on every corner.

"Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference."

Tori3569 · ‎06-27-2010

I love Lidia as well and follow her on all socials. I live in NYC, but here are my suggestions for the best Italian baked goods. I didn't see Lidia's St Joseph's Day episode, but my Sicilian family always had cuccidati for St Joseph's and Christmas. They're fig cookies and delicious.

The best online ordering for Italian baked goods is either Villabate Alba or Circo's. They're both located in Brooklyn and have fantastic cookies, pastries, etc. I usually get my sfingi (St Joseph's with cannoli cream instead of custard) and Cannoli from one of these. No issues with receiving them on time or in perfect shape when I sent them to people.

(I'd stay away from gold belly to be honest. I've sent things to many people from them and they were good for a while, but the quality has suffered. I learned that the vendors now ship their items to a central location where they are frozen and then sent out at a later time. I sent something ahead recently and I couldn't believe how mushy it was when I got to the person's house).

Tori3569 · ‎06-27-2010

@KBEANS wrote:
@faeriemoon You got that right! I love this too.

@Carolina925 It usually comes out around the Feast Day of St. Joseph which is March 19.
It is very popular at that time in NYC bakeries.
It is not shown on this website but they definitely make it at that time.

Check out this website Ferraranyc. com many delicious cookies and pastries.

A wonderful Christmas cookie is cuccidata, a delicate fig cookie dressed up for the holiday with sprinkles.
@faeriemoon Do you know this one? It's delicious. I have often mentioned it on these threads.

My grandmother and mom used to make them. You can find them in certain Italian bakeries.

Lol @KBEANS ! I just wrote a suggestion for cuccidati as well!

Carolina925 · ‎03-09-2010

@Tori3569 , the fig cookies caught my attention straight away, they looked wonderful. Thanks for the suggestions. I ordered from goldbelly some Portuguese Pastel de Nata, a custard tart. They were good but their shipping was really high. Seems the shipping from the individual bakeries isn't so bad and lots offer free shipping over a certain amount. Thank you!

Tori3569 · ‎06-27-2010

@Carolina925 wrote:
@Tori3569 , the fig cookies caught my attention straight away, they looked wonderful. Thanks for the suggestions. I ordered from goldbelly some Portuguese Pastel de Nata, a custard tart. They were good but their shipping was really high. Seems the shipping from the individual bakeries isn't so bad and lots offer free shipping over a certain amount. Thank you!

Great! FYI, when I have ordered from goldbelly, I sort by free shipping. There are usually many options with free shipping.