Nonna Michelina Gagliardo’s Sicilian Fig Cookies

No self-respecting Sicilian can let a Christmas go by without making these delightful fig-filled cookies that everyone loves. All throughout Sicily, you will find slight variations on this cookie’s filling and shape. Every family seems to have their own precious recipe that they safeguard against outsiders. Luckily, Zia Michelina was sweet enough to give up the goods: “Ti do questa ricetta che è beautiful troppo assai, bedda Mia! (I’ll give you this recipe that is to