Italian cookies in Miami

The 'ox eye': round shortbread with a window in the top. Pistachio, apricot or chocolate, baked every morning, and they keep for days.

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Where to get Italian cookies in Miami

At Pistacchio Pane e Caffè, 188 NE 23rd Street in Edgewater, baked every morning. We make occhio di bue, round shortbread with a window cut in the top, in pistachio, apricot and chocolate, and a Neapolitan Biscotto Amarena e Cioccolato.

Price: $5 – $6
Where: 188 NE 23rd St, Edgewater
Fresh: Baked every morning
Order: Uber Eats, DoorDash

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Occhio di bue, pistachio$5 · pistachio window

Occhio di bue, apricot$5 · apricot jam

Occhio di bue, chocolate$5 · chocolate

Biscotto amarena$6 · amarena cherry and chocolate

They keep two or three days in a tin at room temperature, and are arguably better on day two, once the filling has settled into the biscuit.

Why "ox eye"

Occhio di bue means ox eye: the round window cut in the top biscuit shows the filling underneath, like an eye. It is shortcrust, buttery and sandy, and unlike most of the pastry case it is built to keep, which makes it the one to buy as a gift or to take home.

The one that survives the drive

If you need something sturdier still, the Biscotto Amarena e Cioccolato is the Neapolitan one with amarena cherry and chocolate. The rest of the case is explained in what to order at an Italian pastry case.