Italian Pignoli Cookies

Name: Italian Pignoli Cookies
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 2-1/2 dozen.
Cuisine: Europe, Italian
Ingredients: 1-1/4 cups (12 ounces) almond paste; 1/2 cup sugar; 4 large egg whites, room temperature, divided; 1 cup confectioners' sugar; 1-1/2 cups pine nuts

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Prep: 30 min. Bake: 15 min./batch

Makes

2-1/2 dozen

Updated: May. 04, 2023

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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Ingredients

1-1/4 cups (12 ounces) almond paste
1/2 cup sugar
4 large egg whites, room temperature, 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-lined baking sheets. Flatten slightly.
Bake at 325° until lightly browned, 15-18 minutes. Cool for 1 minute before removing from pans to wire racks. Store in an airtight container.

Nutrition Facts

1 cookie: 112 calories, 6g fat (1g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 7mg sodium, 13g carbohydrate (11g sugars, 1g fiber), 3g protein.

Italian Pignoli Cookies

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