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Kathleen’s grandfather brought this recipe over from his native Calabria.  The cookies are traditionally made at Christmas time.  The name sammartini seems to be specific to the Pedulla family—we have not encountered it elsewhere.  Sicilians use the term cuccidati or “cucci.”  The cookies can be made in many shapes; our favorite shape is in the form of Fig Newtons, though not as compressed. It would simply not be a holiday without Rudy’s sammartini!

Recipe included in: A World of Tea Parties, An Italian Tea