Rachael Ray

Rachel Cala shares her famous Cucidati recipe with us (note - this makes 400 cookies! You can cut in in half to make 200):

"My girlfriend and I started making these cookies back in the 1960's in Buffalo, NY, when we lived near each other and were young homemakers with small children. After she moved away, my husband offered to help me make them. I was dubious, but it worked out great! Soon our children started to frost and fill. When they grew older and had other things to do, our two young nieces used to come over for a holiday weekend and worked with us to continue the tradition. They grew up and on to other activities eventually as well.

My friend and I both made them for a few more years; though we haven't made them in awhile, people still ask for them and I've passed this recipe on for many years. It takes many little hands!"