Dessert Recipes

Nonna’s simple orange cookies are the perfect companion to a cup of tea or your favorite coffee. Slightly crispy on the outside and light and airy on the inside, they remind me of orange flavored lady fingers.

Sicilian Pignoli Cookies are simple 4 ingredient cookies, with a sweet nutty flavor.  With pine nuts and almond paste being the main ingredients, these cookies are truly a luxury that is most often reserved for Christmas or special occasions.  But they don’t have to be! …

A little crunchy, slightly soft in the middle and subtly sweet, Italian Sesame Cookies are perfect with a cup of coffee or tea.  These classic Italian favorites get their nutty flavor from the toasted sesame seeds that coat the outside of the cookie and give …

If you love fall desserts, you will love these sweet delicious Apple Cookies.  These cakey cookies are loaded with bits of soft apples and flavored with warm autumn spices.  A drizzle of apple flavored icing adds the perfect touch of sweetness to each bite.   When …

Pizzicati or Italian pinch cookies, are delicious buttery cookies filled with jam, gently pinched in the center, and then finished off with a dusting of powdered sugar.  Better than any bakery cookies, these delicate Italian shortbread cookies are tender and lightly sweet with just a …

Strawberry cheesecake cookies are like having two delicious desserts in one!  Fresh strawberries flavor the soft pillowy cookie dough wrapped around a creamy cheesecake filling. If you love strawberries and you love cheesecake, this cookie is for you! Fresh ripe strawberries can be a satisfyingly …

Fresh Strawberry Compote makes any dessert better!  Ripe strawberries are cooked down into a sweet, luscious sauce that can be used to top anything from vanilla ice cream to French toast.  It is the perfect way to turn your strawberries into everyone’s favorite condiment! Don’t you …

Cannoli filled with ricotta and chocolate chips is a classic Sicilian dessert. This delicious pastry filling is sweet, decadent and incredibly easy to make.

This Strawberries and Cream recipe is elegant simplicity at its finest.  Fresh strawberries are paired with sweet cream in this classic dessert. Such a simple recipe but such an unbeatable combination!  Once strawberry season comes around this is my favorite way to enjoy all those …

Lemon Ricotta Cookies are the ultimate tangy cookie with a cake-like texture. These tender cookies topped with a luscious lemon glaze, deliver a burst of zesty lemony goodness with every bite. Lemon Ricotta Cookies Lemon ricotta cookies will have all of the lemon lovers out …