Mangia Con Elena

  Lemon Ricotta Cookies IG: @mangia.con.elena Italians love lemons. Scroll through any Italian cookbook and guaranteed  you will see many dishes, sweets and drinks that feature lemons as either the main attraction or a flavourful addition.  My love affair with lemon cookies started as a young child. There was always some type of lemon cookie, crostata, ciambellone or torta in our kitchen and these  lemon ricotta cookies were definitely one of my favourites.  I would sneak these out of the freezer and eat them frozen. Take a look at my  previous posts for her lemon ciambellone and her anginetti cookies. Light and fluffy with a sweet lemony glaze that melts in your mouth.  Give these lemon cookies a try and you will fall in love with lemons as well! To make them more festive for the Christmas season you can dip them in sprinkles right after the icing sugar. Ingredients 2 1/4 cups of flour 1 tsp of baking powder pinch of salt 1/2 cup room temperature butter 8 ounces of fresh ricotta- be s

  Rinfornati Rinfornati di Mandorle We recognize these Italian cookies by the name biscotti. The word biscotti is derived from latin biscoctus meaning "twice cooked. or baked." In Italy, the term biscotti is used to describe any cookie. Italians call these cookies "rifornati", meaning rebaked. If you are in the Tuscan region they call these cookies cantucci. There are many variations of rifornati and a great deal of these variations are not truly Italian. Nonetheless, they are delicious.  These cookies are golden brown, crunchy and hard. They are perfect for dunking into coffee, espresso, hot chocolate  and vin santo! We would eat these after dinner on special occasions and my mom would make lots during the Christmas season to give away as gifts. These are perfect for gift giving! They can be stored in a paper bag in your cupboard for about a week. They can also be frozen in baggies and taken out whenever needed.  Most recipes call for whole almonds. I measure out t