Cuccidati Recipe

Reviewed on Dec. 16, 2012 by ameyzing

This was our first attempt at making these cookies. I more or less followed this recipe, but substituted whiskey for the water, and added 1/2 tsp nutmeg, 3/4 tsp cinnamon, and 1/4 tsp cloves to the filling mix. I did this because those ingredients were included in an old recipe I had from an Italian Catholic Church recipe book. We also divided the dough into 8 parts...to make smaller cookies. The large ones are very good, but if you are going to be putting out cookie trays we felt it was nice to have them a little smaller. We also found that rolling them out on parchment paper worked easier than the wax paper...the wax paper was more difficult to separate from the cookie when we had to fold the dough over. The cookies are very yummy and we will most certainly make this recipe again!

Reviewed on Dec. 11, 2011 by nvanek

I rated this recipe as average because it is missing a lot of true cuccidati ingredients. There should be more figs. I usually use 2 lbs to 3/4 lbs of dates. There is no need for sugar if you use a orange, apricot or strawberry presevere along with candied fruit. There is no need for water this is where you add the alcohol. There has to be some type of rum, whiskey or brandy added to these to make it a true cuccidati. The dough is pretty close to my grandmothers but it is missing a little orange extract. I usually do 1/2 vanilla 1/2 orange. Gives it a great flavor. I can even make the dough as a dunking cookie and people go crazy over them.

Reviewed on Apr. 17, 2011 by leggygillin

This is the second time trying this recipe. It was easier to make this time but I did change things up a little. I used butter instead of Crisco. In place of dates, I used prunes. I forgot to get oranges so I used a jar of grapefruit segments. Cookies taste awesome and just as good as the original recipe.

Reviewed on Dec. 26, 2010 by marcia846

Terrific Recipe!! Many compliments on the fine taste. Colorful.

Marcia

Reviewed on Dec. 21, 2010 by Santa O'Neill

The dough was to thin, I needed to add more flour. It would be nice if the fruit was in cups rather than pounds. But the cookie was very good.

Reviewed on Dec. 20, 2010 by CZACC

I have search for years for a cuccidati recipe that was not so difficult. This is it! The cookies are delish. I added semi-sweet choco chips to the filling as that is what I grew up with. Thanks for a great recipe. Even my mom was impressed!

Reviewed on Dec. 13, 2010 by anna dangelo

Dough was very hard to work will. Left dough overnight but still fall apart. Too much filling for dough. Looked terrible after cooking.

Reviewed on Dec. 09, 2010 by madmoda

I'm confused.  Is the recipe at the top of the page your uncle's?  I tried the site you gave us, but it would not pull up.  Help!  Thanks, tomadonna@bellsouth.net

Reviewed on Dec. 08, 2010 by smfeldner

You can find the recipe for Uncle Barbato’s Cuccidati here: http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/Community/Uncle-Barbato-s-Cuccidati

Reviewed on Dec. 08, 2010 by teodora

Recipe was easy to make. Cookies turned out tender and I liked the fact that the filling stayed inside the cookie and did not overflow on the baking sheet. I would have liked them to be more flavorfull, I would ad orange zest to both the filling and the dough and maybe a bit of orange liquor or extract to the filling.

Reviewed on Dec. 07, 2010 by tinklmom

Sorry I hit submit by mistake prematurely,I meant to search for it Uncle Barbato’s Cuccidati on search engine and it will find it for you on Taste of Home also if you can't find it here since there are so many posts behind it.

Reviewed on Dec. 07, 2010 by tinklmom

This recipe is super! For those who want the other recipe its also on Taste of Home just search Uncle Barbato’s Cuccidati

Reviewed on Dec. 07, 2010 by Cinders8324

Ok, I figured it out. Anyone wanting Nancianne's recipe from her Great Uncle Barbuto has to scroll down and find her name then click on it to bring up her page. From there, click on Uncle Barbuto's Cuccidati recipe. I look forward to trying this. Thanks Nancianne for your post ! Happy Holidays to all !

Reviewed on Dec. 07, 2010 by Cinders8324

Great recipe but I would also like to try Nancianne

s recipe too. How can I obtain it? Not able to bring it up with the web address posted . Thanks !

Reviewed on Dec. 07, 2010 by cjbug

Nancianne, I too would love this recipe of your Uncles. How wonderful of you to share it! Thank you. If you could please email me at Cjtm514@aol.com it would be greatly appreciated...by all of my family I'm sure!

Reviewed on Dec. 07, 2010 by carjan2

Delicious! But I will chill the dough much longer, perhaps 3 hours. It was too soft to handle the cutting and removing to the baking sheet. Perhaps I will cut down the amount of filling ingredient also.

Reviewed on Dec. 07, 2010 by bringpeace

I went to the site for nancianne's recipe and it said that the site could not be found. I would love the recipe for Christmas. Please send me the recipe for Uncle Barbato's cuccidati to bringpeace@comcast.net

Reviewed on Dec. 07, 2010 by joey2

Hi Nancianne--I would love your great uncle's recipe-thanks in advance-joeyflesher@hotmail.com

Reviewed on Dec. 06, 2010 by jimmy james

please email me your uncle's recipe. my email address is chriswiz333@yahoo.com Thank you

Reviewed on Dec. 06, 2010 by MarianneSkarshaug

Thank you so much for sharing this. I feel honored to have it.

I will be making these tomorrow.

Kind Regards,

Marianne 

Reviewed on Dec. 06, 2010 by nancianne. garofalo

http://www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/Community/Uncle-Barbato-s-Cuccidati

Reviewed on Dec. 06, 2010 by nancianne. garofalo

Here is my uncle's Cuccidati recipe: http://www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/Community/Uncle-Barbato-s-Cuccidati Enjoy.

Reviewed on Dec. 06, 2010 by rnvc

Please send me your uncles recipe! rnvc@sbcglobal.net. ty Also do you have a recipe for pinulota/ It is a honey ball cookie and they are deep fried and stacked up. ty

Reviewed on Dec. 06, 2010 by lauralugviel

Haha, I am another one who wants your uncle's recipe also. Thanks for sharing. lauralugviel@yahoo.com

Reviewed on Dec. 06, 2010 by imdama

Nacianne, could you please email me your uncle's recipe? Thank you imdama@roadrunner.com

Reviewed on Dec. 06, 2010 by DeniseWysong

nancianne-I,too, would love to have your uncle's recipe. My contact is Denise11@kc.rr.com. Thank you!

Reviewed on Dec. 06, 2010 by ukiebelle

Could I also have your recipe? my e-mail is oherrman@earthlink.net

Thank you so much.

Reviewed on Dec. 06, 2010 by giovannarosa

Please post your uncles recipe. We all want it.

Reviewed on Dec. 06, 2010 by FrancesErickson

I would love to have your recipe.  Thanking you in advance!!!   Merry Christmas

fpt13@aol.com     Frances from El Paso, Texas  

Reviewed on Dec. 06, 2010 by savanna2

nancianne garofalo

please forward your uncles recipe to me also. thank you for sharing and a merry christmas to you and your family.

savana2000@windstream.net

Reviewed on Dec. 06, 2010 by emilysweet

Nancianne, would you please send me your uncle's recipe also? Email is jackadam0828@yahoo.com. Thank you and happy holidays.

Reviewed on Dec. 06, 2010 by MARTINJ

NANCIANNE GAROFALO WOULD YOU PLEASE SEND ME YOUR UNCLES RECIPE?? JOMAR52@VERIZON.NET---THANK YOU & HAPPY HOLIDAYS

Reviewed on Dec. 06, 2010 by jillhatch

I would love your uncle's recipe - nancianne.garofalo. hatchx2@yahoo.com - I am going to try this recipe this week. They sound very similar to a cookie my aunt used to make.

Reviewed on Dec. 06, 2010 by Della921

I would love to have your Uncle's recipe if you would be kind enough to share it

Reviewed on Dec. 06, 2010 by dagmarv

These are great but I would also like the uncles recipy. Send to dvena51@sympatico.ca

Reviewed on Dec. 06, 2010 by kookypie

This recipe is amazing! I would love to try your Uncle's recipe as well. susandaku@yahoo.ca thank you in advance!

Reviewed on Dec. 06, 2010 by shelton110

I too would like to have your great uncle's recipe. Thanks. shelton110@aol.com

Reviewed on Dec. 06, 2010 by kydebgal

Nancianne, I would love to have your uncle's recipe. My email is kyrun4roses@yahoo.com

Reviewed on Dec. 06, 2010 by Myrrhee

Would like your great Uncle's recipe!!! My email is blimy28398@mypacks.net. The above recipe is getting closer to my husband's family's Cuccidati, but no one is left still making them...so no recipe. Would greatly appreciate Uncle's recipe. Thanks!

Reviewed on Dec. 06, 2010 by Nalene

I would also like your great Uncle's recipe. If you are emailing it, you can send it to nalenev@yahoo.com. Or let me know where you posted it. Thank you so much for sharing.

Reviewed on Dec. 06, 2010 by TILLY TOOTLES

Loved this recipe - I would love to have the recipe for these cookies from nancianne's uncle. please have her email it too me.

Reviewed on Dec. 06, 2010 by Bleugerman

Wonderful recipe.

Please, if you offer something in your post, have the courtesy to come back and check if somebody is asking for what you offered.

Reviewed on Dec. 06, 2010 by MarianneSkarshaug

Nancianne, May I please have your recipe that you mentioned ? My e-mail is mmskars@gmail.com. Thank you !

Reviewed on Dec. 06, 2010 by katherina@heartfab.ca

I'd like to try your recipe, too, Nancianne. thanks

Reviewed on Dec. 06, 2010 by MarianneSkarshaug

I like this recipe but will continue to search for one better

Reviewed on Dec. 06, 2010 by Hopefinds

Nancianne, I, too would love to have your great uncles recipe! Thanks for your generous offer.Are you posting on line or here is my email cheesecakelovers@sympatico.ca.

Thanks

Reviewed on Dec. 06, 2010 by ChefPauli@aol.com

I would love to have your uncle's recipe. Thank you for telling us about it.

Reviewed on Dec. 06, 2010 by gouldleslie

You are so generous to share your family recipe.  I think the older that we get the more that we appreciate the old family traditions and tastes of the past.  Also our tastes revert to the fruits and nuts and not so much to the gumdrops and such.  I have grown to enjoy fruitcake and mincemeat but can assure you that I would not have when younger,  Anyone got a good mincemeat recipe?

Reviewed on Dec. 06, 2010 by ladylove8863

I would really love to have nancianne's uncles cuccidat recipe, would you mind sharing.  Thank you so very much.  Totally appreciative  Please send to ladylove8863@yahoo.com.

Reviewed on Dec. 06, 2010 by tamaradutton

I would also love to have your Uncle's recipe. Will you be posting it or possibly sending it some other way? Thanks so much.

Reviewed on Dec. 06, 2010 by sbellina

I make these every year and the demand is high. in the filling I use 1 orange. I also use crushed pineapple (about 1 cup would work with this recipe), nutmeg (to taste) and instead of water I use strong coffee (or whiskey if you desire). Hope everyone tries these cookies. They are the best.

Reviewed on Dec. 06, 2010 by cramptonjw

I too would like your Uncle's recipe. Thank you for offering.

Reviewed on Dec. 06, 2010 by pingster

I have a recipe for these cookies that was handed down to me from my Italian grandmother...they are the best

Reviewed on Dec. 06, 2010 by khillerman

I would love to have your uncle's recipe too!

Reviewed on Dec. 06, 2010 by startrek1k@aol.com

You can't tease us like that Nancianne.garofalo! Please post your recipe!

Reviewed on Dec. 06, 2010 by tcmaryf

Nacianne, I would love to have your uncle's recipe. I lost my family recipe and have been searching for more similar one. Filling had many more things in it so sounds like your uncle's. Thnx

Reviewed on Dec. 06, 2010 by cgray

Nancianne, I too would love to have your great Uncle's recipe for the Cuccidati's.

Reviewed on Dec. 06, 2010 by cook4therapy

Nancianne, I, too would love to have your great uncles recipe! Thanks for your generous offer.

Reviewed on Dec. 06, 2010 by leeandjackie

To: Nancianne.garofalo I would really love to have your great uncle's recipe

Reviewed on Dec. 06, 2010 by nancianne. garofalo

This recipe is excellent, but I have to say that mine are better...my great uncle was a famous baker in our area about 100 years ago... I would be happy tp pass along his recipe if you want it. It does have 12 different ingredients for the filling and I've never tasted a better Cuccidati...and I've tried it in the finest pastry shops and restaurants.

Reviewed on Oct. 26, 2010 by postalpattie

When I saw the recipe in my magazine, I let out a scream! I have been looking for this recipe for 30+ years. A customer used to make them for me but she passed and I never got the recipe or how to spell it. I made it right away. It tasted as wonderful as I remembered it. Thank you so much, it was worth the wait.