Thanks Maria for translating the two recipes I sent and for including them in the forum. My mother now informs that whole eggs or egg whites can be used (she has tried both ways). In the first recipe she means 500 gr. aisi (icing) zucchero (sugar). She insists that the brand Monach flour should be ...

They don't come out like meringues more like a cookie. You could say a type of meringue for the pillow shape on the top but the round bottom is definitely a cookie. I've already tried Ciao Italia but I'll go back to it. Thanks.

I would like to know if anyone knows the recipe for Sicilian cookies called Raffanti ( I am not sure about the spelling). They're made with icing sugar and egg whites. The dough is then rolled into logs and then pieces are cut diagonally about an inch wide. When they are baked they look like a round ...