Italian spice cookies

Tetù or Sicilian Chocolate Spice Cookies are rich, dense chocolate cookies flavored with cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg and orange zest. Traditionally prepared for All Saint's Day (November 1st) in Sicily or during the Christmas holidays in North America.

Packed with walnuts, a little spice and lots of chocolate chips, these cookies are popular during the holidays but also ideal year round.

Do you like easy Italian cookie recipes? If you do, these are for you! These Italian Chocolate Spice Cookies are super moist and cake-like in texture.

If you love experimenting, these unique Italian cookies are sure to ignite your passion. Discover different types of Italian cookies, perfect for any Italian-themed celebration. Click and save to add these recipes to your baking list!

I recently found this old family recipe in my mom’s kitchen. I made a few adjustments to streamline the process, and the cookies turned out wonderfully. —Shawn Barto, Winter Garden, Florida

Maybe some of you follow me on social media (@radicisiciliane) and I quickly shared a little story about how when I was little I took some raw cookie balls while my mother and my zia were making them — and threw them at the ceiling. They stuck (that is how perfectly moist they are) and left a little

A chocolate cookie unlike any other.

Italian Chocolate Spice Cookies Recipe is an easy one-bowl chocolate cookie that is soft and cake-like with plenty of chocolaty flavor and a hint of warm spice. This is an old family recipe you will love.

Italian Fig Cookies (Cucidati) are a traditional Italian treat filled with a rich mixture of dried figs, raisins, and walnuts, spiced with cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves. The soft dough is rolled around the flavorful filling, baked until golden, and finished with a sweet glaze and festive sprinkles. These cookies are perfect for any occasion, especially during the holidays.

Make the holidays extra special with Cuccidati! These homemade Sicilian fig cookies are filled with a spiced fig mixture and drizzled with a sweet glaze, creating the perfect balance of flavor and texture.