Italian Chef

Blogger Jonathan Melendez makes these twice-baked Italian cookies with sweetened browned butter, rum, and warm spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice to capture the flavors of the Buttered Rum cocktail.

Ice cream maker Fany Gerson uses two classic Italian ingredients – stracciatella and pistachio – for this denser treat with more intense flavor. She adds melted chocolate at the end of churning, which hardens into crunchy bits throughout.

Graziella Dionisi soaks ladyfingers in coffee or espresso then layers them with a rich concoction of mascarpone, sugar, and eggs for the popular rich and creamy treat.

Panna cotta means "cooked cream" in Italian, and this easy recipe for the silky, eggless custard is extra rich, calling for all cream rather than the usual mix of cream and milk.