Heritage Cookies of the Mediterranean World – Cookbook Giveaway

Enter our worldwide giveaway to win one of five e-book versions of Heritage Cookies of the Mediterranean World by Scott and Kate Pavelle.

Kate and Scott Pavelle are the couple behind the website Heritage Cookies and the author of two cookbooks. Heritage Cookies of the Old and New World and Heritage Cookies of the Mediterranean World. Kate is a fiction writer and publisher and her job is to pitch in with the baking, recipe testing and editing, and the team coordination necessary that comes with making a cookbook reality. Scott is a cookie-baker extraordinaire, and the powerhouse behind decades of cookie research and recipe refinement. His work as an attorney gives him that special focus on the details, and his data-organization skills help us see historical as well as culinary patterns. He does the vast bulk of the writing – as well as the baking.

Heritage Cookies of the Mediterranean World is the follow up to Heritage Cookies of the Old and New World which I purchased a few years ago. I recommended the first book to many cookie lovers as I was impressed with the content. The new cookbook collects masterpieces from the birthplace(s) of the Western civilization with 250 recipes. Recipes include: Spanish Alemandrados (Almond-Lemon Macaroons), Broas de Mel (Portuguese Honeycakes) and Giuggiulena (Sicilian Sesame Fingers).

The book is organized as follows: Methods; Ingredients; Pan-Mediterranean cookies; The Imperial Heritage of Spain and Portugal; French Cookies; Italian Cookies; Cookies from Greece and the Balkans; Cookies of the Middle East; Fillings, Glazes, Icings and Frostings; and Conversions.

Kate provides “extra spice notes” and shares stories as well as “cookie nerd moments” which provides detailed information on a particular cookie – perhaps historical background and the science behind a technique. Scott sprinkles husbandly advice throughout and as stated above does the historical research, most of the writing and baking. This book contains a wealth of information on ingredients such as how to convert high protein flour to low, variations on marzipan and almond paste, and the history behind leavening agents and salt. There is even a section containing recipes to use up extra egg yolks or extra egg whites.

If you want to have the recipe for the most ancient macaroon – and hundreds of other fascinating cookies, this is the book for you.

Special thanks to the publisher for providing five e-book (through BookFunnel) copies of this title in our promotion open to worldwide Members. Entry options include answering the following question in the comments section of this blog post.

Visit Heritage Cookies and take a look at the list of recipes on right hand side “older posts“. Leave a comment about which recipe you would like to try.

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75 Comments

  • racheljmorgan  on  January 23, 2025

    Italian orange cookies

  • DarcyVaughn  on  January 23, 2025

    Drömmar

  • matag  on  January 23, 2025

    HARTSHORN CRACKERS

  • Tarainthekitchen  on  January 23, 2025

    Ischler cookies!

  • dataentrytard  on  January 23, 2025

    Nut Horns

  • jluvs2bake  on  January 23, 2025

    Chocolate-covered marshmallow cookies. And if someone had told me a month ago that I would pick that, I wouldn’t have believed it. But I fell in love with them in Germany!

  • riley  on  January 24, 2025

    Lebanese Anise Cookies

  • virjeania  on  January 24, 2025

    I’ve always wanted to make SPECULAAS

  • paulbing  on  January 24, 2025

    Lebanese Anise Cookies

  • mpdeb98  on  January 24, 2025

    Lebanese anise

  • Plumbobmummy  on  January 24, 2025

    Canadian army molasses cookies

  • sarahawker  on  January 24, 2025

    The ISCHLER COOKIES look amazing.

  • Sand9  on  January 24, 2025

    Cat Tongues

  • Skorpyoh  on  January 24, 2025

    Swedish Drommar

  • Phyllogirl14  on  January 24, 2025

    Swedish Drommar

  • rkosully  on  January 25, 2025

    I would like to make the KRUMKAKE – Norway’s Light and Crispy Waffle Cookie.

  • AlyC  on  January 25, 2025

    Poppy Seed Cookies

  • Dendav  on  January 25, 2025

    Cat tongues

  • unluckygary  on  January 25, 2025

    Lets go! Love to bake Italian cookies.

  • TurtleBubbles  on  January 25, 2025

    Ma’amoul

  • hangryviking  on  January 25, 2025

    Swedish Drommar

  • demomcook  on  January 25, 2025

    Lebanese Anise sound wonderful.

  • foodie16  on  January 25, 2025

    1826 Thumbprints from M D Rettigova aka Dimple Cookies or Butter Bombs

  • cookn  on  January 26, 2025

    I would experiment with the sugar plums – I already make these every Christmas but some of the combinations listed would be good to try.

  • Apollonia  on  January 26, 2025

    Oreshki

  • kguddall  on  January 26, 2025

    Drommar

  • JenThomas318  on  January 26, 2025

    Panforte

  • Peterkjsoe  on  January 27, 2025

    Cavalluci first, then speculaas

  • korkyporky  on  January 27, 2025

    KRUMKAKE!

  • ChefClaireFVS  on  January 27, 2025

    I would probably make the Nicaraguan Rosquillas de Maiz – you have to have them dipped in strong sweet black coffee for the authentic experience.

  • antpantsii  on  January 27, 2025

    Canadian Army Molasses cookies.
    Just because.

  • amylou61  on  January 28, 2025

    I love anise, so I’d try the recipe for LEBANESE ANISE (“YANSOON”) COOKIES.

  • Zephyrness  on  January 28, 2025

    poppy seed cookies

  • renharvey  on  January 29, 2025

    Italian Orange Cookies

  • stahl_amy  on  January 29, 2025

    Nut horns

  • mswager  on  January 29, 2025

    I would love to try the KRINGLA! Looks like a fun twist on a pretzel.

  • Roosta  on  January 30, 2025

    WELSH CURRANT COOKIES

  • hildretha  on  January 30, 2025

    The Spanish Polvorones would be my first bake!

  • ravensfan  on  January 30, 2025

    Lemon crinkle cookies

  • tucsonsandy  on  January 30, 2025

    Nut Horns

  • maggz19671  on  January 30, 2025

    Nut horns

  • brigs03  on  January 30, 2025

    Canadian Army Molasses Cookies

  • LaurenE  on  January 30, 2025

    Drömmar

  • jtiemersma  on  January 30, 2025

    Breton Shortbread Tassie

  • reader1trees  on  January 31, 2025

    Italian orange cookies

  • luccio  on  January 31, 2025

    ISCHLER COOKIES

  • fms95032  on  January 31, 2025

    I’d also like to make the Italian orange cookies.

  • BMeyer  on  January 31, 2025

    Italian orange cookies

  • porcupines  on  January 31, 2025

    Chocolate covered marshmallow cookies sound amazing, and like they’ll disappear immediately!

  • JessHeilman  on  February 1, 2025

    Italian Orange Cookies

  • Wineberry  on  February 1, 2025

    Love making cookies so would just work my way through- delicious

  • rivergait  on  February 2, 2025

    Krumkaka…since recently learning through Ancestry that I have an unexpected Norwegin grandfather. I enjoyed the lengthy and entertaining narrative as much as I hope to enjoy the cookie.

  • Spud13  on  February 2, 2025

    CROATIAN RAFIOLI

  • shermath  on  February 3, 2025

    Canadian Army molasses cookies

  • carmenv  on  February 4, 2025

    Would love to try the spiced bacon cookies, cause who doesn’t love bacon!?

  • roxlet  on  February 4, 2025

    Italian orange cookies

  • Justaddkare  on  February 6, 2025

    Chinese restaurant almond cookies

  • banba1  on  February 7, 2025

    BEEHIVE COOKIES (Včelí úly)

  • minbody  on  February 7, 2025

    Lebanese anise cookies

  • MaggieMaggieMae  on  February 10, 2025

    Lebanese Anise Cookies

  • elysedc  on  February 11, 2025

    too many! way too many!! I have so many recipes already saved from Heritage Cookies that I want to try: any of the various susumelle varieties, ma’amoul, italian orange cookies, cavallucci…

  • jd5761  on  February 11, 2025

    Poppy Seed Cookies for me

  • ammerlino  on  February 11, 2025

    I would like to try the maple drop cookies or the italian orange cookies

  • JenjiD  on  February 12, 2025

    LEMON & EXTRA-LEMON CRINKLE cookies

  • pippirose  on  February 14, 2025

    I’d love to try the Sicilian Cuccidatti. Yummy!

  • Su2cool  on  February 14, 2025

    Czech Bear Paw cookies look particularly interesting, so I’d try those first.

  • Terrill  on  February 14, 2025

    Lebanise Anise cookies!!

  • leia  on  February 14, 2025

    I want to try them all but I’m feeling the Breton Shortbread Tassies right now!

  • Ryanejaco  on  February 14, 2025

    POLISH HARTSHORN COOKIES (“AMONIACZKI”), an edible hug!!!

  • dzm  on  February 15, 2025

    Nut Horns

  • ceejayen  on  February 15, 2025

    Lebanese Anise Cookies

  • pennytully  on  February 15, 2025

    I would like to try the Hartshorn cookies. They sound wonderful and I’d like to understand using a different leavener.

  • sarahteertzah  on  February 15, 2025

    Chocolate-covered marshmallow cookies

  • lindaeatsherbooks  on  February 16, 2025

    POLISH HARTSHORN COOKIES

  • debbiehb  on  February 16, 2025

    Italian Orange cookies

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