These festive cuccidati cookies, with an orange zest-flavored pastry dough filled with figs, chocolate, nuts, and Marsala ...

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This is a simple recipe using store-bought puff pastry for the shell and a filling made with ground Italian sausage, onion, eggs, Parmesan cheese and seasoning. You can use mild, sweet or hot ...