Go Back
–+ servings
A plate of peach-shaped cookies coated in sugar, consisting of two halves joined together, with each cookie decorated with a small mint leaf on top. The cookies are pink and white, mimicking the appearance of real peaches. They are arranged on a white plate.
Print Recipe
No ratings yet

Italian Peach Cookies – Pesche Dolci

Prep Time40 minutes
WORK TIME20 minutes
Cuisine: Italian
Servings: 18 yields

Ingredients

For the cookies:

  • 4 cups 560g all-purpose flour
  • 1 tbsp baking powder
  • 3 eggs
  • 1¼ cups 225g sugar
  • ½ cup 120ml milk
  • 1 stick 113g melted butter
  • 1 tsp vanilla paste
  • zest of one lemon

For the filling:

  • 10.6 oz 300g ricotta (how to make homemade ricotta)
  • ¼ cup + 2 tbsp 74g sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla paste
  • Zest of one orange

For decoration:

  • ½ cup 120ml apple juice/peach juice/liqueur
  • ¼ cup 50g sugar Red food coloring (good quality)

Instructions

  • DIRECTIONS
    1. Preheat oven to 350F (180C) and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
    2. In a large bowl sift flour and baking powder
    3. In another large bowl whisk eggs and sugar until combined and fluffy, whisk in milk, melted butter, vanilla paste and lemon zest until well combined.
    4. Gradually add the flour into the wet ingredients and mix until incorporated and soft dough is formed.
    5. From the dough form small balls, approximately 1oz (30g) each. Place the balls on the baking sheet and press slightly on top to flatten a bit. Leave 1-inch space between the cookies.
    6. Bake 1 try at the time for 10-11 min. the cookies should stay pale and the bottom golden brown.
    7. While the cookies still warm make little holes with a knife or spoon.
    8. Make the filling: place ricotta, sugar, orange zest and vanilla paste in a bowl. Mix well until incorporated. Transfer to a piping bag.
    9. Pipe the filling into the cookies, close two cookies together.
    10. In a medium bowl pour apple juice and food coloring. in a small bowl place sugar. deep each cookie in the juice and then roll in sugar. Or brush the cookies with food coloring (in this way you can control the color)
    11. Decorate with mint leaves and place in the fridge for 2 hours.

Video