11 italian walnut butter cookies Recipes

butter, milk, all-purpose flour, white sugar, unsweetened cocoa powder, baking soda, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, semisweet chocolate chips, chopped walnuts

soft butter, powdered sugar, walnuts, chopped fine, flour, vanilla, powdered sugar

soft dried mission figs (8 oz), hard tips discarded, raisins (3 3/4 oz), mild honey, brandy, grated fresh orange zest, grated fresh lemon zest, ground cinnamon, freshly grated nutmeg, whole almonds (4 oz), toasted and coarsely chopped, walnuts (3 oz), toasted and coarsely chopped, all-purpose flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes, eggs, lightly beaten, whole milk, vanilla, grated fresh orange or lemon zest, confectioners sugar, vanilla, fresh orange juice, garnish: multicolored nonpareils

walnuts, ground well, breadcrumbs (made from dry french or italian bread), egg yolks, butter, melted, ground nutmeg, sugar

raisins, boiling water, flour, baking powder, sugar, butter (no subs!), vanilla, eggs, walnut halves

vegetable shortening, light brown sugar, milk, egg, salt, baking powder, vanilla extract, all-purpose flour, chocolate chips, chopped walnuts, sweetened condensed milk, vanilla extract, unsweetened chocolate, melted, butter, sugar , for dusting

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.

dough, unsalted butter (2 sticks), softened but still cool, light brown sugar, light rum, all-purpose flour , sifted, unsalted butter (2 sticks), melted, walnuts , finely ground, granulated sugar, ground cinnamon

dried figs , hard tips discarded, dried dates, pitted, raisins, whole almonds, toasted and coarsely chopped, whole walnuts, toasted and coarsely chopped, orange marmalade, honey, brandy, grated fresh orange zest, grated fresh lemon zest, ground cinnamon, freshly grated nutmeg, all-purpose flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes, egg, milk, vanilla, egg white beaten with 1 tbsp water for egg wash, colored sprinkles , for decorating