8 italian black cookies Recipes

all-purpose flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, butter, eggs, milk, vanilla, dried figs (calymra), fig preserves, golden raisins, dates, pecans, chopped fine, almonds, chopped fine, orange , zest of, cinnamon, nutmeg, black pepper, fresh grapes or 1 cup grape juice

all-purpose flour, white sugar, baking powder, shortening, butter, milk, egg, beaten, dried figs, golden raisins, almonds, white sugar, water, ground cinnamon, ground black pepper

cuccidati (italian fig and date bar cookies), margarine, granulated sugar, eggs, rind of 1 orange, orange juice, flour, baking powder, vanilla extract, string of figs, raisins, brown sugar, walnuts, dates, orange, cinnamon, whiskey, black pepper, water, powdered sugar, butter, orange juice, preheat oven to 375 degrees f., crust: in large bowl, cream together first 3 ingredients. add orange juice and orange rind. in separate bowl, combine flour and baking powder. add to creamed mixture along with vanilla., filling: prepare several days ahead of time. in a food grinder , grind figs and raisins. in large saucepan, simmer raisins and figs with brown sugar and water for 15 minutes. grind walnuts, dates, and orange. stir into hot mixture along with cinnamon, black pepper, and whiskey. remove from stove, mix well, cover, and let mellow for 3 days., roll dough into 3-inch wide strips on pastry cloth. lay filling down the center and wrap dough to form a long sausage-like" cookie. roll back and forth until crust seems very thin. cut in diagonal about every 1 1/2 inches. place on cookie sheet close together and bake for 10-13 minutes. cookies should be barely brown. cool and store in tins 5 days, then frost., frosting: in medium bowl, mix together margarine and powdered sugar until well blended. add enough juice to make a thick glaze. top cookies with a thin coat. let frosting dry a couple of hours then store in tins as follows., store : line tins with foil, place a layer of cookies, then a layer of wax paper (not plastic wrap). keep repeating, ending with foil and then the lid.

all-purpose flour, baking powder, sugar, cocoa, vegetable shortening, whiskey, milk, ground cinnamon, black pepper, vanilla, chopped walnuts optional

pitted black cherries, drained , juice reserved, sugar, cornstarch, lemon juice, neapolitan ice cream, almonds (optional), italian amaretti cookies, 2 per person (optional)

dry powdered cocoa mix, black coffee, chilled, half-and-half cream, mexican coffee liqueur, italian cookie