pignoli cookies

How To Make pignoli cookies

• Step 1
  Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
• Step 2
  Lightly grease 2 cookie sheets.
• Step 3
  Put pine nuts in a bowl.
• Step 4
  In a medium bowl, blend almond paste with an electric mixer until smooth.
• Step 5
  Add egg whites and lemon extract to almond paste, beat until well blended and smooth.
• Step 6
  Sift together the 2 sugars, flour & salt.
• Step 7
  Slowly add flour mixture to the egg mixture, with mixer on low speed. Dough should be slightly sticky.
• Step 8
  With wet hands roll dough into walnut size balls.
• Step 9
  Flatten slightly & press dough into pine nuts (one side of the cookie only)
• Step 10
  Place cookies on greased cookie sheet, 1 inch apart, pine nuts up.
• Step 11
  Bake 20 - 25 minutes until golden brown. Remove from oven & cool on a rack. Store in a covered container.
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