Recipe courtesy of Allison Robicelli

Pignoli Cookies

  • Level: Easy
  • Yield: 3 1/2 dozen cookies
  • Total: 1 hr 10 min (includes cooling time)
  • Active: 20 min
These chewy Sicilian cookies are naturally gluten-free, and couldn't be simpler to make. Be sure you purchase canned almond paste and not marzipan, which contains more sugar.
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Ingredients

Two 8-ounce cans almond paste

1 1/3 cups confectioners' sugar

1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

3 large egg whites

1 1/2 cups pignoli (pine nuts)

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.
  2. Process the almond paste, confectioners' sugar and salt together in a food processor until crumbly. Add the egg whites and continue to process into a smooth dough.
  3. Roughly chop the pignolis and place them in a bowl. Roll tablespoon-sized pieces of the dough into balls, then roll in the chopped pignolis to loosely coat. Arrange on the prepared cookie sheets 3 inches apart. Bake 20 minutes, then remove to wire racks to cool. Cookies will last about 2 weeks in an airtight container.

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Gina

Awesome recipe, just like mom and grandma used to make, very, very easy cookie to make. My new go-to Pignoli recipe.

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