Brutti ma Buoni à la Venetia

The appearance of these cookies may not be particularly tempting, but the old saying “Don’t judge a book by its cover” certainly applies here. These delicious nut and meringue confections have been given a very appropriate name—brutti ma buoni translates to “ugly but good.” And though not particularly fancy, good they are.

Brutti ma Buoni originated in the northern part of Italy, where the climate is cool and particularly well suited to growing hazelnuts and almonds, but they