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pignoli cookies

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Diane Atherton
PINE MOUNTAIN, GA

I've been making these cookies for a 12 years now. The first time I ever had a Pignoli Cookie I fell in love with them. I was visiting friends in NY and they had purchased these cookies from a bakery. I had never heard of them before. When I came home from my vacation, I started searching online for a recipes. I found this one. I don't know who originated the recipe but I do love it. Sorry, no photo for this one, trying to put some of my recipes I have on paper in my kitchen here at JAP. Maybe by Christmas I will post a picture of these wonderful cookies. ENJOY!

(1 rating)
yield 25 cookies
prep time 25 Min
cook time 20 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For pignoli cookies

  • 1
    7 oz box odense almond paste, grated
  • 1/4 c
    sugar
  • 1/4 c
    confectioner's sugar
  • 1/2 tsp
    vanilla extract
  • 1/4 c
    egg whites, (not a drop more or cookies will be flat)
  • 1 c
    pine nuts, divided
  • 1 pinch
    salt
  • 2 Tbsp
    all purpose flour

How To Make pignoli cookies

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Line cookie sheet with parchment paper.
  • 2
    With a stand mixer, beat the grated almond paste, sugar and confectioners sugar until it is crumbly in appearance, about 2 minutes. Add vanilla.
  • 3
    On a medium speed, slowly add the egg whites. Increase speaed to high and beat for three minutes to form a smooth paste.
  • 4
    Mix 1/4 cup of the pine nuts, salt and flour together; add to batter and beat on high for two minutes. Batter should be stiff. NOTE: If batter is not stiff enough to hold together; add additional flour 1 tsp at a time until it is firm.
  • 5
    Pour remaining pine nuts in a shallow bowl; drop batter by rounded teaspoon onto the pine nuts. Lift out and place the cookie on cookie sheet "no nuts side" down. Leave space for cookies to double in size.
  • 6
    Bake 22 minutes or until the cookies are a light golden color. You don't want to brown them. Place on a wire rack to cool.

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