This dough gets rolled and cut into circles, then fried up in vegetable oil to make the cannoli shells. Once the shells are cooled, you'll need some powdered sugar, heavy cream, mascarpone ...

The cannoli shells are a pretty standard dough recipe ... can be used for the entirety of the filling (like in these homemade pistachio cannoli) or half-and-half with ricotta.

A piping bag is used to fill the shell; the filling is usually added at both ends in order to make sure it’s filled the whole way through. After the cannoli are filled, the dessert is usually ...

surrounded by glass domes showcasing her homemade Italian cookies. I can still smell the anise. Saving the best for last, she’d unveil her delicate cannoli shells, stuffing each full of creamy ...