Pignoli Cookies

This pignoli cookie recipe uses almond paste, pine nuts, egg whites, and sugar to create pleasantly sweet, deliciously nutty, Italian cookies.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 45 mins
• Calories: 101 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup white sugar
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 12 ounces almond paste
• 1 ½ cups pine nuts
• cooking spray
• all-purpose flour for rolling
• 4 egg whites, divided

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Line 2 cookie sheets with foil; lightly grease the foil with cooking spray.

Step 2

Mix almond paste and white sugar in a food processor until smooth. Add confectioners' sugar and 2 egg whites; process until smooth.

Step 3

Whisk remaining 2 egg whites in a small bowl. Place pine nuts on a shallow plate.

Step 4

With lightly floured hands, roll dough into 1-inch balls. Coat balls in egg whites, shaking off excess, then roll in pine nuts, pressing lightly to stick. Arrange balls on cookie sheets, and flatten slightly to form a 1 1/2 inch round.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned, 15 to 18 minutes. Let stand on cookie sheets briefly, then transfer to a wire rack to cool.