Traditional Sicilian Xmas cookies

[NYBowhunter]

Cookie porn for all my Sicilian brothers. Swung by my parents house last night to pick up my share of our traditional Italian Xmas cookie  called , Cuccidati. Its a traditional Sicilian cookie made with dried figs and various dried fruits. Its amazing. Yes my dad loves his food...lol..

[moog5050]

Man I remember that tradition.  My grandmother would bake 10-15 different types of cookies starting at Thanksgiving and give everyone these huge homemade cookie trays at Christmas.   Us kids would off course sneak out into the 3 season room where they were stored to help ourselves through the process.    Butterhorns were my favorite.  
 

somehow that tradition was lost on my sisters who are more of the order out types.   Lol

Enjoy!

Edited December 6, 2020 by moog5050

[NYBowhunter]

54 minutes ago, moog5050 said:

Man I remember that tradition.  My grandmother would bake 10-15 different types of cookies starting at Thanksgiving and give everyone these huge homemade cookie trays at Christmas.   Us kids would off course sneak out into the 3 season room where they were stored to help ourselves through the process.    Butterhorns were my favorite.  
 

somehow that tradition was lost on my sisters who are more of the order out types.   Lol

Enjoy!

Thx. Im sure seeing things like this bring back a flood of great memories.  I cherish what I have each day, fortunate to still have these traditions. Thankfully my wife has alot of the recipes along with my 3 sisters and they all love to cook and carry on the traditions.

Edited December 6, 2020 by NYBowhunter

[Otto]

Those look delicious!  I’ve had them before, but my Mother never made them.  Her specialty was Mustazzola, chopped toasted hazelnuts with honey, wrapped in a pastry.  Some people add bits of dried fruit, etc.  When my wife and I make them later this week, I will post a picture.

What part of Sicily is your family from?  We are from the Mt Etna area, Linguaglossa.   Great grandparents were from Palermo. 

Boun Natale Piasano! 

[NYBowhunter]

Thx, yes definitely post pictures of those cookies. My parents and family are all from Palermo, im first generation Italian American.

Buona Natale.

[Jeremy K]

Don't put too much onjions in the cookies 

 

Tree ,just tree small onjions ,that's all i used . 

[NYBowhunter]

3 minutes ago, Jeremy K said:

Don't put too much onjions in the cookies 

 

Tree ,just tree small onjions ,that's all i used . 

The broken English and harsh accents in my house growing up was priceless. Love it all.

[Bionic]

Very nice, memories are coming back to me as well right now.  Different cookies though.

[crappyice]

The broken English and harsh accents in my house growing up was priceless. Love it all.

Do they say “Tur-let” for “toilet”....that one still cracks me up?


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[NYBowhunter]

4 minutes ago, crappyice said:

Do they say “Tur-let” for “toilet”....that one still cracks me up?


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Nah, they would have said the Sicilian dialect for toilet,  "beccausu".

[goosifer]

This is the first post on this forum where I wish I could give me than one like. I love cookies! When I was a kid my mother would make a bunch for the holidays. Unfortunately, somehow all of her cookie recipes were lost or stolen in the years preceding her death.

[132 eight pointer]

Love fig cookies.My grandmother used to make and now my mother does make, a similar looking Christmas season cookie with an apple filling.

[SpacemanSpiff]

Huh interesting, the Irish dont have that tradition. We’re more of a throw a bunch of shit into a pot and cook it all day type of folk lol

[mlammerhirt]

This is the first post on this forum where I wish I could give me than one like. I love cookies! When I was a kid my mother would make a bunch for the holidays. Unfortunately, somehow all of her cookie recipes were lost or stolen in the years preceding her death.

Not trying to pry.....but you caught my attention at Stolen?

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[nyslowhand]

Sicilian or Italian, it's not really Christmas without Pizzelles. 

[goosifer]

21 hours ago, mlammerhirt said:

Not trying to pry.....but you caught my attention at Stolen?

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My mother had in-home caregivers the last several years of her life. Over the years, she accused the caregivers of stealing various things from her. As her memory was not always perfect, I dismissed her accusation regarding the cookie recipes. I figured they were misplaced. But after going through her storage tins of recipes, et al after her death, the cookie recipes were nowhere to be found. So it is possible that they were indeed stolen by a caregiver. Money and jewelry I could understand, but cookie recipes? It will forever be a mystery.

I just got back from Pellicano's, a local Italian store. They charge $24/pound for cuccidatis. I paid $6.50 for four regular-sized cookies. Insane! I whined to my wife, and she made it explicitly clear that she would not make them for me. Hoping I can find them cheaper in Niagara Falls.

[Lawdwaz]

6 minutes ago, goosifer said:

My mother had in-home caregivers the last several years of her life. Over the years, she accused the caregivers of stealing various things from her. As her memory was not always perfect, I dismissed her accusation regarding the cookie recipes. I figured they were misplaced. But after going through her storage tins of recipes, et al after her death, the cookie recipes were nowhere to be found. So it is possible that they were indeed stolen by a caregiver. Money and jewelry I could understand, but cookie recipes? It will forever be a mystery.

I just got back from Pellicano's, a local Italian store. They charge $24/pound for cuccidatis. I paid $6.50 for four regular-sized cookies. Insane! I whined to my wife, and she made it explicitly clear that she would not make them for me. Hoping I can find them cheaper in Niagara Falls.

Ya ever see those white dipped Oreo's?  They're probably $4 a bag and not too shabby. LOL

[NYBowhunter]

6 minutes ago, goosifer said:

My mother had in-home caregivers the last several years of her life. Over the years, she accused the caregivers of stealing various things from her. As her memory was not always perfect, I dismissed her accusation regarding the cookie recipes. I figured they were misplaced. But after going through her storage tins of recipes, et al after her death, the cookie recipes were nowhere to be found. So it is possible that they were indeed stolen by a caregiver. Money and jewelry I could understand, but cookie recipes? It will forever be a mystery.

I just got back from Pellicano's, a local Italian store. They charge $24/pound for cuccidatis. I paid $6.50 for four regular-sized cookies. Insane! I whined to my wife, and she made it explicitly clear that she would not make them for me. Hoping I can find them cheaper in Niagara Falls.

Wow, $24 a lb. At that rate my parents probably made like $1,000 worth...lol.. BTW that really sux about your moms recipe, somethings are just irreplaceable. Can't blame your wife, its alot of work to make that fig filling, making the dough is the easy part.  If you were closer I'd give you a few, if ever in Brooklyn give me a holla.

[Nytracker]

I make the  pizzells in my  family.  Vanilla, anise, amaretto,  and chocolate.  I use an electric  iron now but I still have my grandparent's irons stored away. 

My  niece  was pretty upset when I let the family  know we wouldn't be having Christmas  Eve family  party . She called and asked if she can come  pick up her pizzeles. I told her she needed to come learn how to make her own .

On 12/6/2020 at 12:15 PM, NYBowhunter said:

Cookie porn for all my Sicilian brothers. Swung by my parents house last night to pick up my share of our traditional Italian Xmas cookie  called , Cuccidati. Its a traditional Sicilian cookie made with dried figs and various dried fruits. Its amazing. Yes my dad loves his food...lol..

My great grandmother use to make Cuccidati. I never knew  what  they were called . She died when I was very young but I remember the cookies. 

[NYBowhunter]

8 minutes ago, Nytracker said:

I make the  pizzells in my  family.  Vanilla, anise, amaretto,  and chocolate.  I use an electric  iron now but I still have my grandparent's irons stored away. 

My  niece  was pretty upset when I let the family  know we wouldn't be having Christmas  Eve family  party . She called and asked if she can come  pick up her pizzeles. I told her she needed to come learn how to make her own .

My great grandmother use to make Cuccidati. I never knew  what  they were called . She died when I was very young but I remember the cookies. 

The pizzelles sound yummy. Isn't it amazing the things we hold dear to our heart we can remember from so many years past, awesome you remembered your great grandmas (Nonna's) cookie, they must have been special.

[Bolt action]

My in laws are right off the boat from Realmonte and Cefalù. Their friend, old lady Josephine, makes all the old world favorites. She spoils me whenever i see her. If not for those, if head over to Savoia's in the city. Those are the closest I've seen to the real thing in Rochester, but $$$. 

[virgil]

On 12/6/2020 at 7:30 PM, NYBowhunter said:

Nah, they would have said the Sicilian dialect for toilet,  "beccausu".

My grandmother used to use that term. My grandparents were both from the Agrigento area, I think Favara?

And, my cookie memories from my grandmother are of struffoli. 

Edited December 8, 2020 by virgil

[NYBowhunter]

9 minutes ago, virgil said:

My grandmother used to use that term. My grandparents were both from the Agrigento area, I think Favara?

And, my cookie memories from my grandmother are of struffoli. 

Made a batch of struffoli last week, nice little tiny cookie with honey. So good. Some make it with honey or a white icing.

[crappyice]

Wow, $24 a lb. At that rate my parents probably made like $1,000 worth...lol.. BTW that really sux about your moms recipe, somethings are just irreplaceable. Can't blame your wife, its alot of work to make that fig filling, making the dough is the easy part.  If you were closer I'd give you a few, if ever in Brooklyn give me a holla.

My mother grew up on Sackett Street- Court street bakery and College bakery were frequented often for their rainbow cookies, black and whites and the Regina’s(sesame seeds). Our Christmas Eve has been canceled too. Sucks


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[NYBowhunter]

2 hours ago, crappyice said:

My mother grew up on Sackett Street- Court street bakery and College bakery were frequented often for their rainbow cookies, black and whites and the Regina’s(sesame seeds). Our Christmas Eve has been canceled too. Sucks


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Rainbows and sesame  are two of my favorites.  Yeah looks like our traditional Xmas eve get together will be canceled as well. Way too many of us to chance with this covid crap. Sux cause its of my favorites, all kinds of fish and always look forward to the grilled octopus.