Use our field guide to find festive Italian recipes big on flavor, low on fussy flourishes, from buttery little flowers with a jam center to “ugly but good” toasted-hazelnut meringues.

Uncinetti are pretty and festive knot-shaped Italian cookies, flavored with almond and lemon, which are traditionally served at Easter and make great gifts.

Also known as tarallucci al limone, Italian wedding cookies, or anginetti, these little gems come from Southern Italy and are a must-have on holiday and wedding tables (hence the knot shape).

Romani handled the pastas and pizza, and Jourdan focused on the baking, with many of the recipes from Romani’s region of Italy, such as his mother’s crispy wine cookies. Any wine (even red) can be ...

For the holidays, members of L.A.'s oldest Italian society bake their favorite family cookies and share the recipes. Celebrate their way, and feed your loved ones too many cookies.

Hallstead resident Charlotte Amorebello Remakus is this week’s Local Flavor: Recipes We Love contest winner thanks to her Italian Pepper Cookies recipe.

Sandra, who arrived in Herrin from Italy after World War II, at a time when when there were many Italian immigrants living in Herrin. She got this recipe from a longtime neighbor, Della Venegoni.

Rossella Rago's Italian Meatball Cookies are sure to be a hit on your holiday cookie tray this year.