Italian fig cookies

Indulge in homemade Italian Fig Cookies - a perfect holiday treat with sweet figs, crunchy pecans, and rich chocolate in a buttery dough.

These fruit-filled cookies are the star of the holiday cookie plate.

Cuccidati are the best Italian Christmas cookies. With a buttery shortcrust dough, stuffed with nutty fig filling, and glazed with sprinkles.

Italian Fig Cookies (Cucidati), Sicilian Fig Cookies, or Christmas Fig Cookies - all names for these tender & sweet, fruit filled cookie.

Italian fig cookies, also known as cuccidati, are a one of a kind traditional Italian cookie! The filling is made from a fragrant mix of dried figs, raisins, walnuts, apricot jam, and a blend of warm spices. The cookie is wrapped in a soft, pastry-like dough, then topped with icing and nonpareil sprinkles. Italian fig cookies are the perfect cookies to make for Christmas and the holidays.

These delectable bites are one of the most special Italian Christmas cookies ever. They have a crumbly dough encasing a sweet fig filling.

Italian fig cookies are one of those traditional italian cookie recipes and they just happen to be one of those EASY drop cookie recipes. See this and over 235 Italian dessert recipes with photos.

Experience a taste of Sicily with our traditional Cuccidati fig cookies. Handmade from fresh ingredients, these cookies are a favorite throughout the region and a delicious treat for any occasion. With sweet figs and a hint of spice, these cookies will transport you to the rolling hills of Southern Italy and delight your taste buds.

I finally got around to starting my annual Christmas cookie baking last Sunday. There are many years when it is likely that it would never happen at all if it weren't for the fact that I teach a class that features eight of my favorite Christmas cookies. (This is one of those years...) I have already posted two of the cookies that I teach in my class—Scottish Shortbread and Cranberry-Pistachio Biscotti. Today I thought I would share the recipe for Italian Fig Cookies (Cucidati). I found this…

When I think of holiday baking the first cookie that comes to my mind is cucidati, a Sicilian fig cookie filled with a mixture of nuts, dates, figs, raisins, spices and a few different flavorings