Pignoli Amaretti Pine Nut Cookies Recipes

PINE NUT COOKIES

Steps:

• Using an electric mixer, beat the butter, sugar, vanilla, fennel seed, and salt in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg. Add the flour and mix just until blended.
• Transfer the dough to a sheet of plastic wrap. Shape the dough into an 8-inch-long log. Wrap the dough in plastic and refrigerate for 2 hours.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line heavy large baking sheets with a silpat or parchment paper. Cut the dough log crosswise into 1/8 to 1/4-inch thick slices. Transfer the cookies to the prepared baking sheets, spacing evenly apart. Press the pine nuts decoratively atop the cookies. Bake until the cookies are golden around the edges, about 15 minutes.

PIGNOLI COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
• Break apart the almond paste in the bowl of a food processor. Add the confectioners' sugar, vanilla extract, salt and egg white and pulse until smooth. Scoop 1-tablespoon balls of dough directly into the pine nuts and gently roll them in the pine nuts, pressing gently to adhere. (The dough is soft but the pine nuts will help make it easier to handle.)
• Place the cookies 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheet. Bake until lightly browned around the edges and puffed, 16 to 18 minutes. Allow to cool completely on the tray before removing them with an offset spatula.

PIGNOLI COOKIES (ITALIAN PINE NUT COOKIES)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees, and line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper (or just lightly grease them).
• Crumble the almond paste into a mixing bowl and beat with handheld mixer until crumbled fine.
• Sprinkle the sugar over the almond paste while continuing to beat, until the sugar is incorporated.
• Beat in the egg whites, one at a time and continue beating until the dough is smooth.
• Spread the pine nuts out on a plate.
• Roll 1 tablespoon of the dough at a time, into a ball between your palms, and then roll it in the pine nuts to coat on all sides.
• Transfer to the prepared cookie sheets and press them lightly to flatten slightly and to help the nuts adhere to the cookies.
• Bake the cookies until they are lightly browned ans soft and springy, about 15 minutes.
• Cool completely on wire racks, and dust liberally with powdered sugar before serving. Enjoy!

PIGNOLI AMARETTI (PINE NUT COOKIES)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Break up almond paste into pebble-like pieces Combine almond paste, sugar, confectioner's sugar and egg whites in electric mixer on low speed until blended.
• Increase speed to medium and continue mixing for 2 minutes.
• The dough should be sticky now.
• Keep a bowl of water near by to dip your fingers in before rolling each cookie.
• This will keep the dough from sticking to your fingers.
• Roll dough into one inch balls Roll balls around in Pine Nuts Place 2 inches apart on cookie sheet lined with parchment or Silpat Lightly flatten each cookie Bake for 15-20 minutes Allow to cool completely before removing from parchment with a metal spatula.