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Pignoli cookies

Laura in the Kitchen · ♥ 789 likes · 22.6K views · 2 min video

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Pignoli cookies, from the video Makes 18
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Ingredients
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  • ½ cup sugar
  • 7 oz almond paste
Pulse the almond paste with the sugar in a food processor until it resembles sand.
Making the dough in a food processor
  • 2 whole egg whites
  • ¼ cup flour
  • salt
  • ½ tsp almond extract
Add two room-temperature egg whites, a quarter cup of flour, a little salt and half a teaspoon of almond extract; pulse again. The dough will be very sticky.
Scoop the dough with a small ice cream scoop, roll in pine nuts and place on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
  • pine nuts
Bake at 325 for 15 to 18 minutes, until golden on the edges and really pale in the center.
Cool completely for the signature look and chewy texture.