Best Pignoli Pine Nut Cookies Recipes
PIGNOLI COOKIES (ITALIAN PINE NUT COOKIES)
These are a traditional Italian Christmas cookie, that are chewy, almondy and delicious! We always have a bunch of these cookies on hand around the holidays in my family. **Please note, that the dough will be very sticky and a lil bit of a pain to work with, but they end up being so worth the effort. Adding flour to this dough changes the texture of them somewhat, so I never add it, but that's a personal choice :) These cookies end result are just like I had them as a little girl, and are my absolute favorite!
Provided by Midwest Maven
Categories Dessert
Time 45m
Yield 36 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees, and line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper (or just lightly grease them).
- Crumble the almond paste into a mixing bowl and beat with handheld mixer until crumbled fine.
- Sprinkle the sugar over the almond paste while continuing to beat, until the sugar is incorporated.
- Beat in the egg whites, one at a time and continue beating until the dough is smooth.
- Spread the pine nuts out on a plate.
- Roll 1 tablespoon of the dough at a time, into a ball between your palms, and then roll it in the pine nuts to coat on all sides.
- Transfer to the prepared cookie sheets and press them lightly to flatten slightly and to help the nuts adhere to the cookies.
- Bake the cookies until they are lightly browned ans soft and springy, about 15 minutes.
- Cool completely on wire racks, and dust liberally with powdered sugar before serving. Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 154.9, Fat 8.6, SaturatedFat 0.7, Sodium 5.9, Carbohydrate 18.7, Fiber 0.9, Sugar 16.4, Protein 2.5
PIGNOLI AMARETTI (PINE NUT COOKIES)
My most favorite cookies in the world!!! Very expensive to buy in an Italian bakery and this recipe is the best I've ever tasted. I love baking Italian cookies of all kinds, but these are my specialty. When breaking up almond paste it's always nice to have someone sit and do it with you. I usually use that time to chat with my kids. My sister did it with me once too.
Provided by InMemoryofBrats
Categories Dessert
Time 45m
Yield 50 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Break up almond paste into pebble-like pieces Combine almond paste, sugar, confectioner's sugar and egg whites in electric mixer on low speed until blended.
- Increase speed to medium and continue mixing for 2 minutes.
- The dough should be sticky now.
- Keep a bowl of water near by to dip your fingers in before rolling each cookie.
- This will keep the dough from sticking to your fingers.
- Roll dough into one inch balls Roll balls around in Pine Nuts Place 2 inches apart on cookie sheet lined with parchment or Silpat Lightly flatten each cookie Bake for 15-20 minutes Allow to cool completely before removing from parchment with a metal spatula.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 132.8, Fat 7.5, SaturatedFat 0.6, Sodium 5.8, Carbohydrate 15.6, Fiber 0.8, Sugar 13.5, Protein 2.2
PIGNOLI (PINE NUT) COOKIES
Steps:
- 1. Make Dough Preheat oven to 325°. Rinse almonds under cold running water after blanching; thoroughly pat dry and rub to remove skins. Very finely grind almonds, about 5 minutes. Add sugar towards end, and then orange flower water until crumbly. Separately, beat 2 egg whites until stiff and fold in almond/sugar mixture. 2. Make into cookies. Chill dough to make it easier to handle. Line a cookie sheet with foil and spray with Pam. Drop teaspoonfulls of dough onto cookie sheets. Press toasted pine nuts into the top of the cookies. 3. Bake. Bake at 325 12-15 minutes. Allow cookies to cool at least 10 minutes before attempting to remove them from the cookie sheet. Store in air tight container.
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