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Classic Florentine Lace Cookies with Orange and Dark Chocolate

Crisp, caramelized, and impossibly delicate, these Florentine lace cookies are studded with candied orange peel and toasted almonds, then drizzled with bittersweet chocolate. They look like something from a patisserie window but come together in one saucepan with no mixer required.

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Chocolate Hazelnut Biscotti with a Dark Cocoa Dip

Deeply chocolatey, studded with toasted hazelnuts, and finished with a glossy dark chocolate dip, these biscotti are everything a coffee companion should be. They keep beautifully for weeks, making them one of the most rewarding things you can bake on a quiet afternoon.

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Classic Anise Pizzelle (Crisp Italian Waffle Cookies)

Thin, golden, and impossibly crisp, these traditional Italian pizzelle carry the warmth of anise in every delicate bite. A single batch fills your kitchen with a fragrance so lovely you will want to make them every holiday season, and then every season after that.

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Classic Italian Amaretti with Almond Paste

Crisp on the outside, chewy and intensely almond-scented within, these traditional Italian cookies are made with real almond paste for a depth of flavor no extract can replicate. Just three core ingredients, one bowl, and thirty minutes stand between you and a bakery-worthy batch.

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Ricciarelli: Chewy Italian Almond Cookies with a Crackled Sugar Crust

Ricciarelli are the jewel of Sienese baking — intensely almond-flavored, chewy at the center, and dusted in a delicate snowfall of powdered sugar. They require no butter, no flour, and just a handful of pantry staples, yet they taste like something you’d find in a centuries-old Tuscan pasticceria.

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