Italian Pignoli Cookies Recipe

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Cookies are the crown jewels of Italian confections. I can’t let a holiday go by without baking these traditional almond cookies rolled in mild pine nuts.—Maria Regakis, Somerville, Massachusetts

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Italian Pignoli Cookies Recipe
  • Prep: 30 min. Bake: 15 min.
  • Yield: 30 Servings
30 15 45

Ingredients

  • 1-1/4 cups (12 ounces) almond paste
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 4 egg whites, divided
  • 1 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 1-1/2 cups pine nuts

Directions

  • In a small bowl, beat almond paste and sugar until crumbly. Beat in 2 egg whites. Gradually add confectioners' sugar; mix well.
  • Whisk remaining egg whites in a shallow bowl. Place pine nuts in another shallow bowl. Shape dough into 1-in. balls. Roll in egg whites and coat with pine nuts. Place 2 in. apart on parchment paper-lined baking sheets. Flatten slightly.
  • Bake at 325° for 15-18 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool for 1 minute before removing from pans to wire racks. Store in an airtight container. Yield: 2-1/2 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 cookie equals 112 calories, 6 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 7 mg sodium, 13 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 3 g protein.

Originally published as Italian Pignoli Cookies in Country Woman October/November 2011, p36

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Pine Nuts

Also know as pignolia or pinon, the pine nut is the small seed from one of several pine tree varieties. They are small elongated ivory-colored nuts measuring about 3/8 inch long and having a soft texture and a buttery flavor. Frequently used in Italian dishes and sauces such as pesto, pine nuts are often toasted to enhance their flavor.

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Reviewed on Dec. 06, 2011 by kitchenwoman

Very tasty cookies! I did add 1/2 to 3/4 cup of flour because it was extremely sticky. You won't need more than one or two egg whites for dipping the cookies and probably 2 cups of pine nuts would work better.

 
 
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