All Soul's Day Cookies, (sometimes called "Bone of the Dead Cookies" or "Day of the Dead Cookies), are in the shape of bones and are symbolic of that day to remember family, and friends and to honor all lost souls.
The cookies are made as a symbol on the Catholic holiday on November 2 in rememberance of all lost soul's.
All Soul's Day is a Roman Catholic day of remembrance for friends and family who have died. It is celebrated with church services and festivals in honor of the dead.
Mom would serve these cookies to relatives and friends when we had company with a cup of espresso and sambuca which is the perfect accompaniment.
The cookies are chewy spice cookies with a hint of cocoa in them that are one of our family's favorite fall cookies in flavor.
Through the years we have tried many styles from hard as a rock to "bone-like" are they are referred to as bones of the dead, to these soft chewy cookies from my mom and grandma's Regions in Italy, Bari, and Rome.
The cookies can be plain or rolled into powdered sugar and make a nice addition to any cookie tray to honor the memory of lost family members..
This is the Rome, Italy version of traditional cookies baked every year in our family and the cookies can be shaped into bones, logs, or any shape you like.
As another tradition mom would have, she would make this cookie to send when family or friends have lost a loved one on the funeral day.
This recipe for the cookies is delicious and easy to make, just scroll down to the printable recipe card at the end for the instructions.
The cookies are made as a symbol on the Catholic holiday on November 2 in rememberance of all lost soul's.
All Soul's Day is a Roman Catholic day of remembrance for friends and family who have died. It is celebrated with church services and festivals in honor of the dead.
Mom would serve these cookies to relatives and friends when we had company with a cup of espresso and sambuca which is the perfect accompaniment.
The cookies are chewy spice cookies with a hint of cocoa in them that are one of our family's favorite fall cookies in flavor.
Through the years we have tried many styles from hard as a rock to "bone-like" are they are referred to as bones of the dead, to these soft chewy cookies from my mom and grandma's Regions in Italy, Bari, and Rome.
The cookies can be plain or rolled into powdered sugar and make a nice addition to any cookie tray to honor the memory of lost family members..
This is the Rome, Italy version of traditional cookies baked every year in our family and the cookies can be shaped into bones, logs, or any shape you like.
As another tradition mom would have, she would make this cookie to send when family or friends have lost a loved one on the funeral day.
This recipe for the cookies is delicious and easy to make, just scroll down to the printable recipe card at the end for the instructions.
