Italian knot cookies

Italian Knot Cookies or Anginetti are always a favorite. This recipe is my grandmothers and is a treasure. Soft, pillow bites of perfection.

These Italian Knot Cookies are loaded with lemony fragrance and make soft, almost cake-like cookies and topped with tangy lemon icing!

I wanted to share with you one of my favorite cookies in the whole wide world. Yaya Vittles, my paternal grandmother, always has these at the holidays. Either she makes them herself, or her friends do and bring them over. However, trying to get the correct recipe out of my grandmother proved to be quite a task. Years ago, I asked her for it, and she somehow ended up writing half the correct amount of sugar, and forgot the oven temperature. Needless to say, they came out awful, and I ended up…

They are more like little cakes that are iced with a anise flavored icing. So yummy!

Traditionally made at Christmas, these Lemon Knot Cookies are a light and airy treat bursting with lemon flavour. It's one of the best Italian Cookies!

Italian Love Knot Cookies! These tender cookies are also known as unicetti, taralli dolci, anginetti or simply Italian Easter or Christmas cookies. A fun treat to make and eat!

Italian Love Knot Cookies! These tender cookies are also known as unicetti, taralli dolci, anginetti or simply Italian Easter or Christmas cookies. A fun treat to make and eat!

When I first got married, my mother-in-law wrote out some of her traditional family recipes for me so I could add them to mine!These are one of our family favorites from my husbands childhood!Dough1/2 pound butter (226g)1/2 pound cream cheese 1 cup sugar5 eggsVanilla5 cups flour1/2 tsp salt5 tsp baking powderMix the butter, cream cheese, eggs, sugar and vanilla. Beat well.In a separate bowl... mix all dry ingredients. Add dry a little at a time to the butter mix until well blended. Turn out…

Italian Lemon Knot Cookies are a delicious treat for any occasion. Featuring a light and crispy texture, they are the perfect balance of zesty lemon flavor and sweet sugar. Enjoy these delightful cookies as an indulgent snack or as a special surprise for someone you love!

Traditional Italian biscotti is a twice baked cookie that is hard and best when dunked into coffee. My grandmother made a different type of Italian biscotti, one that is soft on the inside but dense and delicious when dipped in a glaze, and decorated with non-perils.