Pignoli Cookies (Italian Pine Nut Cookie) Recipe

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Pignoli cookies are Sicilian almond cookies with roasted pine nuts and a chewy almond paste core. Gluten-free cookies are usually made for holidays and special occasions, but they're easy to create.

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Ingredient

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Direction

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Center a rack in the oven and warm to 350°F. Parchment a baking sheet. Break or slice almond paste and put to a food processor.

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Put pine nuts in a small basin. Coat each dough ball with pine nuts. Encourage pine nuts to stick by gently pressing them into dough.

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Spread the cookies out on the baking sheet that has been prepared, leaving about 2 inches between each one.

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Pignoli Cookies (Italian Pine Nut Cookie) Recipe

Pignoli cookies are Sicilian almond cookies with roasted pine nuts and a chewy almond paste core. Gluten-free cookies are usually made for holidays and special occasions, but they're easy to create.

Ingredient

– 7 ounces (198g) almond paste – ½ cup (100g) granulated sugar – 1 large egg white – ¼ teaspoon kosher salt – 1 cup (140g) pine nut

Direction

Center a rack in the oven and warm to 350°F. Parchment a baking sheet. Break or slice almond paste and put to a food processor.

Put pine nuts in a small basin. Coat each dough ball with pine nuts. Encourage pine nuts to stick by gently pressing them into dough.

Spread the cookies out on the baking sheet that has been prepared, leaving about 2 inches between each one.

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