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Apricot and Nut Cookies with Amaretto Icing Recipe

Apricot and Nut Cookies with Amaretto Icing

Giada De Laurentiis

Recipe courtesy Giada De Laurentiis, 2008

Show: Everyday ItalianEpisode: Osteria

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate This RecipeRead users' reviews (76)

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  • on December 16, 2011

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    We substituted chopped pecans for the pine nuts and they came out great! Easy and delicious. I think you could add orange or almond extract as others have suggested and you could probably substitute any dried fruit in these too. Definitely toast the almonds as they add a lot of flavor. Without leavening, the cookies are quite flat and crispy but we liked them that way. The amaretto-confectioners' sugar icing is one of the best things I have learned in food this year.

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  • on November 04, 2011

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    I too thought about alomond extract instead of the cinnamon. Or even nutmeg instead of the cinnamon...not a big fan of cinamon. I didnt add more apricots but think I would like that as well. The orange zest sounds great and for those that dont want to use alcohol for the iceing then just use the juice of an orange. For the bland response. You probably need more salt to your taste. Its the sweet and salt balance that makes the recipe. For the flat cookies, try adding a teaspoon of leavening, such as baking powder to your flour.

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  • on September 21, 2011

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    I have made this recipe 4 times since I saw the episode. This is now my husbands favorite cookie! Mine too! It has all the elements..salty, sweet, crunchy, soft, delicious. Freeze well too.

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  • on September 03, 2011

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    Great Cookie...I doubled the recipe, used a little more than 1 1/2 c apricots, the zest of half an orange and along with the tsp vanilla I added a tsp of almond extract. Couldn't use alcohol so I used water & the zest of the other half of the orange. Adding this to my favorites. Trying pistachios next time, like Giada's Biscotti. BTW, I was told by a New York high-priced caterer that those were the BEST biscotti she ever had.

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  • on August 23, 2011

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    So good!

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  • on August 13, 2011

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    Love these cookies!! They are not only easy to make, they are delicious!!

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  • on August 08, 2011

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    Love these cookie. They're easy to make, I put less than the recommended 1/2 cup sugar and added a bit more of the apricots, almonds and nuts.

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  • on August 03, 2011

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    I need help, my cookies looked nothing like this. I chilled the dough and sliced it roughly 1/2 in thick, and they completely flattened out. I'm at a really high altitude, so I don't know if there's something I need to add, I don't bake often. Please help!

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  • on August 01, 2011

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    I thought the cookies were bland and the icing too sweet. Maybe adding orange zest or almond extract instead of vanilla might help.

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  • on July 19, 2011

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    This recipe was nice and different! The flavors worked together well and it was super easy to make. The cookies were rocking with the amaretto icing, but you could do it without it and they tasted just as awesome.

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