This is an authentic cookie recipe of my grandma's for the best Italian sesame cookies. You will never find a better recipe. Matter of fact my family isn't happy I shared the recipe but I couldn't let my readers go without the best ever recipe for these cookies and love them as much as we do! Cheers!

These are crunchy and fragrant Italian Sesame Cookies have just a hint of orange zest and a shower of nutty sesame seeds.

This recipe for classic Italian sesame cookies produces cookies that are crisp, just sweet enough, coated in toasted sesame seeds, and perfect for dunking in coffee. With several different flavor options (orange, lemon, anise), this dough can be frozen before shaping for easy future entertaining. Great for Christmas cookie trays or year-round.

A classic Italian treat! Covered with crunchy sesame seeds, these delicious, easy-to-make Sicilian Sesame Seed Cookies will surely become one of your favorites. Always a winner with both kids and adults!

I know this is Lent. Strictly speaking we should confine ourselves to very plain fare. And no desserts. Well… There are ways to get around that. Think it through. We're allowed bread and pasta, which are made from flour. Eggs are an economical source of protein. Cookies are made from flour and eggs. So, if we make very plain cookies, like Carmela Soprano's Quaresimali or Ma's Kwarezimal or Ma's Biskuttini tar-Rahal or Ma's Qaghag tal-Gulglien… Well, it's just bread, right? Janice Soprano's…

The good old Sesame Seed Cookies - Biscotti Regina - Regina Cookies as made by my Grandma Romana. Your cookie jar should never be without these.

This wonderful Sicilian cookie recipe was passed down to us from our beloved grandma and her sister, Aunt Sadie. Our mother taught us and we have been making these cookies every Christmas for as long as I can remember. We use toasted sesame seeds for this recipe because it gives the cookie that distinctive rich sesame flavor. If you have raw seeds, toast them gently in the oven until browned. Or, toasted sesame seeds can be found in spice shops or Asian and middle eastern grocery stores. If…

A mildly sweet cookie with a nutty undertone from the sesame - these Italian sesame cookies are the perfect treat!

When a cookie can transport me back to a summer afternoon in the jalousie-windowed sunporch of my grandmother’s house, complete with a tableful of visiting Italian relatives sipping coffee, t…