Pignoli Cookies

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Cookies tasted awesome but the major problem is finding the type of almond paste she used in the video. I happened to buy an almond paste that was more on the gel side and that made my cookies flat and wateryish texture. I am sure if i came across the right type of almond paste i would have had better cookies. What i did taste, the dough was awesome.

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These were only ok for me, the flavor was ok, but the texture was chewy in a way that it stuck in your teeth. I probably won't make these again.

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Excellent taste and easy to make. Almond paste usually comes in 7 or 8 oz tubes or cans so you would need 2 of them to the 1 cup of confectioners sugar. The texture and consistency was perfect.

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My cookies came out thin, very thin. I made the recipe twice thinking I did something wrong the first time. It wasn't until I went back and wtached the video and it shows she uses two cans of almond paste and 1 1/2 cups of powdered sugar, is that correct? Mine were not thick like her's were at all. When she piped it out of the pastry bag it was solid, mine was completely runny. Help?!?

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this was the first time I made these, and they were so easy and delish! Next time I will double the recipe

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These were good, but not what I was hoping for! The only other time I have had pignoli cookies was at an Italian Bakery, and they were amazing! While this recipe was good, they tasted nothing like authentic pignolis. I think these tasted more like almond flavoring/marzipan than they do pine nuts. Also, the texture was very soft, but stuck to your teeth a bit…

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Just finished the cookies and they are delicious. The pastry bag is unnecessary as if you place 1/2 tsp of dough and pat down (with wet fingers they come out perfect. Expensive cookie to make but worth it! 1 cup of confections sugar is perfect.

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I read all the reviews and made the following adjustments. Made my own almond paste. Using 1 1/2 cups almonds makes the perfect amount. Used 1/2 cup powdered icing sugar, and only one egg white and only half the amount of honey. I mixed on high for 8 minutes or so and they were firm enough to spoon out. I found the 1/2 cup of pine nuts to be too much. The cookies were lovely and light. Quite sweet still, but I have never had then before. I liked them.

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Super easy cookie. Made a 1/2 batch per recipe to test. It took 5 stores before I found almond paste in a can and it only came in 8 ounces, not 15. Plan ahead. It was $5.60 a can. The dough came together easily. I will probaby add a bit more lemon zest and cinnamon the next time.

I used a cookie scoop...about 1 tablespoon. Yes the dough is sticky but it is manageable. I baked it the convection for 12 minutes and think I could have gone to 13 or let it sit on the cookie sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to cool.

For half the cookies, I added some gold coarse sugar after pressing the pine nuts in the dough. I really like the effect...a bit more festive for the holidays.

Calories per cookie: 99 based on getting 18 cookies out of the half batch and using 6 tablespoons of pine nuts across 18 cookies.

Husband hasn't tried them yet so I'll update after he comments.

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These are my favorite cookies!! So easy to make!! I will make these cookies again and again!! Thanks Anne for a great recipe!!!