Nannu's sicilian rococo cookies
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Warning up front: this is not a diabetic-friendly cookie, and I do not eat them any more. On the other hand, there are only a few recipes I have that are truly "a family recipe," and this is one of them. My Sicilian grandfather (nannu), Umberto, used to make these cookies. We simply called them jawbreakers, so I have no idea what they are actually called, but they are close to the Rococo cookie of Naples, so I am hereby officially designating them as the Sicilian Rococo cookie. These are great for dipping in coffee. I have upped the spices from nannu's recipe, and my family still gets dozens of these as a part of their Christmas packages from me each year. At some point when I am making them, about half-way through, I spice up the dough a bit more with 2T of cayenne. I am pretty sure they never did that in Sicily.
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