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Italian Pignoli Cookies
These pignoli cookies have a soft, chewy almond flavored inside with a crispy, toasted pine nut coated exterior and are made with a food processor.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Servings: 24
Calories: 140 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
- 12 ounces almond paste
- ½ cup white sugar
- 1 cup powdered/icing sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 4 large egg whites
- 1 ½ cups pine nuts
- Confectioners' sugar for dusting optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 °F. Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
- Place the almond paste and granulated sugar into a food processor, then process until smooth. Add in the powdered sugar. salt and 2 egg whites and process until smooth again.
- Scrape the dough out of the food processor and into a medium bowl. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Whisk the remaining 2 egg whites in small bowl and set aside.
- Place the pine nuts on shallow plate next to the egg whites, then place a cookie sheet beside it to form a working line. Lightly flour your hands then roll the dough into 1 inch balls.
- Coat each dough ball in egg whites, shaking off excess, then roll in the pine nuts, pressing lightly to stick.
- Arrange the balls on cookie sheets 2 inches apart.
- Bake 15 to 18 minutes in the preheated oven, or until lightly browned.
- Remove from the oven and let the cookies rest on the baking sheet for 2-3 minutes, then transfer to wire rack to cool completely.
- Dust with a small amount of powdered sugar if desired.
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Notes
- If you find that the dough is too sticky to roll into bowls, add in some almond flour until the dough can be rolled into the one inch balls!
Nutrition Information
Calories
140kcal
(7%)
Carbohydrates
17g
(6%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
10g
(15%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
4g
Monounsaturated Fat
4g
Sodium
34mg
(1%)
Potassium
103mg
(3%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
10g
(20%)
Vitamin A
2IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
26mg
(3%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 24Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 140
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 140kcal | 7% |
| Carbohydrates | 17g | 6% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 10g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 4g | 24% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Sodium | 34mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 103mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 10g | 20% |
| Vitamin A | 2IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 26mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.