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Italian Cookies I

SUBMITTED BY: C. Davis

This cookie recipe has been handed down to me from my grandmother. It has been in the family for at least four generations.

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Almond Cookies (Dim Sum Variety)

Submitted by: WISHME

Living In: Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

A beloved memory from long-gone dim sum restaurants in Hawaii, these cookies contain no almonds, but have the taste of almonds in a fat, round little cookie with a traditional red dot in the middle.

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Lipardo's Puto Seco

Submitted by: MARIAM AYUB

This Filipino cookie is delicious and melts in your mouth.

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Alfajores Argentinean Style

Submitted by: CHRIS4FOOD

Living In: Sarasota, Florida, USA

Small vanilla and lemon cookie sandwiches, filled with caramel, and rolled in coconut, are a traditional sweet, much loved in most Latin cultures.

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Pizzelles II

Submitted by: Betty

An thin traditional anise flavored Italian cookie made with a pizzelle iron.

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Kolachky

Submitted by: Patricia

Home Town: Binghamton, New York, USA

Living In: Lawrence, Kansas, USA

My father and grandparents were born in Czechoslovakia. I use to watch my grandmother make these small pastries at Christmas time and I couldn't wait to eat them when she was all done. I do hope you will enjoy this recipe as much as I do. You will need a large area to work.

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