Years ago I found a picture of these beautiful peach cookies and decided I had to make them. These Italian cookies are sandwich cookies that look like gorgeous peaches after decorating. They are called pesche dolci.
I love myself a pretty cookie and had so much fun making these Italian sandwich peach cookies!
To make these delicious peach cookies you don’t need to wait until it’s peach season. How’s that for convenience. They use pretty simple ingredients and you can fill them with whatever you like. The original recipe is from Cooking Classy.
Now for these peach cookies I will focus on how to decorate them. How to make the sandwich cookies you can find in the recipe card below. This recipe makes about 34 cookies, which will give you a total of 17 sandwiched cookies in the end.
The fun part is that these cookies are pretty well known in countries such as Croatia (breskvice) but are also known as Italian peach cookies (pesche dolci). The exact origin is hard to find as is the case with a lot of recipes. This recipe is slightly different from more traditional versions I found online.
Once you’ve baked the cookies and they have cooled down to room temperature, it is time to decorate the cookies. Add about a teaspoon of filling to one side of the cookies, and add the other one on top. You’ve now made the sandwiches.
Next make the food coloring in two small bowls. One for the red and one for the yellow. Using a small brush start by brushing the cookies with yellow. No need to fill all the gaps, you will do that with the red color later.
Once you’ve used the yellow, add the red coloring and be creative with how you apply the color to the cookies. Once done, dip them into granulated sugar to create that delicious outside that will make them look like fresh peaches!
Properly stored in an airtight container, you can keep the peach cookies fresh for about a week.
You can freeze the plain, unfilled cookies for up to 2 months. Thaw at room temperature, then fill and decorate before serving. Freezing these cookies is not recommended due to the sugar coating.
Easy cookie recipes is what we are great at here at Laura’s Bakery. These peach cookies are just one example and I have highlighted a few more below. But make sure to check out the cookies category as well.
The name comes from their appearance rather than the flavor. When decorated with red and yellow coloring and coated in sugar, the cookies resemble real peaches. You can use peach jam for the filling, but it’s not required.
Traditionally, these cookies are filled with jam, peach or apricot being the most common choices. Nutella, caramel, or chocolate spread are also popular variations.
Yes! Many people scoop out a small amount from the center of each cookie before filling them. This allows you to add more filling and creates a softer texture, but it’s optional.
This dough is meant to be sticky due to the butter, egg, and sour cream. Don’t add extra flour, as that will make the cookies dry. Lightly greasing or dampening your hands helps when shaping the dough.
For the classic peach look, food coloring is recommended. If you prefer a natural alternative, you can use beet powder (red) and turmeric or saffron (yellow), though the colors will be more subtle.
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