Anthony's Peseta Bar Italian Cookies

This is an amazing Italian cookie that my grandma Salerno used to make that would only come out during Christmas time. Packed with wonderful flavors of Almonds, Chocolate, cloves, cinnamon, orange and lemon. Similar to a biscotti but not as crunchy and more substantial. Detailed recipe is located here:

http://spaghettisauceandmeatballs.com/pesetas.html

This a great cookie to have for desert with Espresso Coffee. EnJoY!

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[MrEZCooking]

I used to eat those when I was a kid in NYC! Yes they are a laborious chore to make but well worth it! Great Christmas cookie to! Have a Merry Christmas Tony!

[anthonysitalianfood]

Wow! No kidding? I've never seen them anywhere else but in my family and nobody I have ever talked with (including Italian) knew what they were. Maybe your a relative. You don't have any Capozzi's in your family history do you? ;-) My grandmothers last name was Capozzi then she married and was a Salerno. If you grew up with this cookie that that is a thing to be cherished. One of the lucky few. This cookie is one of the things I looked forward to Christmas for ;-)

Merry Christmas!

[anthonysitalianfood]

This is a very special cookie! Very happy to finally have a video of this. It's quite laborious, but well worth the effort! Happy to share with you.

[MrEZCooking]

@anthonysitalianfood My mom and grandma did not make them exactly like yours and did not even call them Peseta. Peseta was money in old spain! Mom made them chock full of nuts and stuff more like a biscotti but in a bar form and no frosting! I come from an Italian hood in Brooklyn called Flatbush! Lot's of good Italian food! YUM!

[ma5468]

Absolutely awesome recipe. I tried a new biscotti recipe last night, not a good thing...lol.Will be making this next weekend.Thanks Anthony