Oldies But Goodies {#2}
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Welcome to the second round of “Oldies But Goodies”, which I started last month in an attempt to share older, oft-forgotten recipes from the depths of my archives. It was very well-received among readers so I am forging on and will continue to post these round-ups on the last day of each month, highlighting the older recipes that I have made during the month. As you will see, this was certainly the month of the cookie! Lots and lots of cookie recipes, and quite a few from back when the site was quite new, so I’m sure you’ll discover some new recipes in this list. Enjoy!
Pizzelle (Italian Waffle Cookies)
I absolutely love pizzelles, and they are a staple in most Italian households. They are popular around the Christmas holiday, but with Easter coming this week, they are heavily requested! For a great anise version, use 1 teaspoon of anise oil (you can buy little bottles at drug stores) in place of the anise extract.
Yet another traditional Italian baked good, every day is a good reason to make biscotti. There are so many different varieties you can make and there are quite a few on this site (Cranberry-Almond, Chocolate-Pistachio, and Black Pepper-Parmesan, to name a few), but this is a basic recipe you can tweak to your liking. Add a 1/2 teaspoon of anise oil for great anise biscotti!
These cookies are full of warm spices and soft and chewy thanks to an abundance of molasses and honey.
This is an old recipe of my Grandma’s that she used to make each year for Thanksgiving. A tender and flaky pastry dough is rolled out and spread with a sweet walnut filling, then rolled up and sliced into individual cookies. Almost like mini-nutrolls. Absolutely delicious!
Pittsburgh Penguins Sugar Cookies
These cookies made their debut during the Stanley Cup Finals last year, and I have made them a few times since them. I had a request for them this week, as well as some Pittsburgh Steelers jersey sugar cookies. I also made Shamrock Cookies this month, and Easter egg cookies are on the way!
(Really need a new photo of this!) This is my all-time favorite baked pasta dish. I created it a few years ago and continue to enjoy it. Recently I made it for family that came over to celebrate my 30th birthday. The secret is little cubes of mozzarella that create cheesy pockets throughout the pasta!
I have been making these cookies for almost as long as I can remember, probably back to my high school or college days. The dough is sweet, tender, and flaky and studded with chocolate chips. Super easy, and unbelievably melt-in-your-mouth delicious!
What was the most delicious recipe you made this month?
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i LOVE the pizzelle and the biscotti (i swear i’m Italian and NOT german!!!) they look amazing and i would give my right arm to have one right now. well, maybe my left arm…
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What a great idea for a post! The Pizzelle recipe looks amazing!
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A great collection of delicious recipes!
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I love your blog and have been voting for you!
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ALL of these sound fantastic.
I voted for your delicious menu. Wish you were cooking for me.
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…The most delicious recipe I made this month was the “Island cookies” recipe that comes on the back of Nestle’s white chocolate chip bag…they are spectacular, delicious; I just substituted almonds for pecans, I reccomend anyone to try it…
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Nice! The Italian Walnut Pillow Cookies look so good!
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I really like the “Oldies but Goodies” each month!! And the choco chip tea cookies remind me of mexican wedding cookies but with chocolate chips. YUM!
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“Italian Walnut Pillow Cookies”
In Yiddish, we call these rugelach.
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Every thing looks super….so wanted to vote for u but not in the US ,so fat chance …sorry about that
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I have always wanted to make pizzelles. I’m heading over to read that post right now.
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Love your pizzelles…. I haven’t made any in a while. I’ll have to borrow my grandmother’s pizzelle maker again. Or maybe I should just get my own!
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YAY for Pizzelles!
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I love the idea of this type of post!! Way back when I first started reading your blog I wanted to make those italian walnut pillow cookies but completely forgot! I’m bookmarking this right now!!
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Great collection!
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Am I right in remembering that pizzelle is also a slang word in italian? they look v. cute and pretty btw
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Great list of goodies!
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Gotta love the Pittsburgh Penguin cookies!
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I love the chocolate chip tea cookies. Thanks for bringing back some great oldies.
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I love these posts–such a great way to see some fabulous yummies! I LOVE pizzelles and am glad you included them in this roundup–time to go print off the recipe!
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“Italian Walnut Pillow Cookies”
In Yiddish, we call these rugelach.
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These are looking great and totally innovative. Would love to have some now
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