This is an old Italian Cookie Recipe ... Christmas Pignoli Cookies ....Who's making Pignoli Cookies for Christmas?
Ingredients
1 (8 oz can of Almond Paste
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup powered sugar
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
2 medium egg whites, lightly beated
8 ounces Pine Nuts
Directions/Steps
Preheat oven to 300 degrees F. Prepare two baking sheets with parchment paper, or use silicone linings. Place the pine nuts in a bowl. In a food processor, or by hand, break up the almond past into small pieces, and pulse with the two sugars and the flour.
Once the mixture is finely ground, begin to add the egg whites a little at a time, just until the dough comes together. Depending on the humidity, or the size of your egg whites, sometimes you may need all the egg whites, while other times you won't. Using a spoon and slightly we hands, scoop a small spoonful of the dough, and place this into the bowl of pignoli (pine nuts). Roll the cookie around until it is lightly coated, and then place it on the prepared baking sheet. Continue forming the cookies in this manner, placing them 2 inches apart on the baking pan. Bake the cookies 20 to 25 minutes, and then cool. Dust lightly with powered sugar before serving.......Enjoy!!!
Description
Almond flavored dough is rolled in pine nuts, which is then baked until golden brown. I find that these cookies do not store well, so if I need to keep them longer than a couple of days, I store them in the freezer and remove them as needed.
Ingredients
1 (8 oz can of Almond Paste
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup powered sugar
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
2 medium egg whites, lightly beated
8 ounces Pine Nuts
Directions/Steps
Preheat oven to 300 degrees F. Prepare two baking sheets with parchment paper, or use silicone linings. Place the pine nuts in a bowl. In a food processor, or by hand, break up the almond past into small pieces, and pulse with the two sugars and the flour.
Once the mixture is finely ground, begin to add the egg whites a little at a time, just until the dough comes together. Depending on the humidity, or the size of your egg whites, sometimes you may need all the egg whites, while other times you won't. Using a spoon and slightly we hands, scoop a small spoonful of the dough, and place this into the bowl of pignoli (pine nuts). Roll the cookie around until it is lightly coated, and then place it on the prepared baking sheet. Continue forming the cookies in this manner, placing them 2 inches apart on the baking pan. Bake the cookies 20 to 25 minutes, and then cool. Dust lightly with powered sugar before serving.......Enjoy!!!
Description
Almond flavored dough is rolled in pine nuts, which is then baked until golden brown. I find that these cookies do not store well, so if I need to keep them longer than a couple of days, I store them in the freezer and remove them as needed.
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