Classic Italian Pignoli Cookies Recipe
Prep Time:
15 minutes
Cook Time:
20 minutes
Servings:
12 Cookies
Ingredients
  • 7 ounces almond paste
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon almond extract
  • ¾ cup confectioners' sugar
  • 1 egg white
  • 1 ½ cups pine nuts
  • 2 egg whites
Directions
  1. Preheat the oven to 325 F.
  2. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set it aside.
  3. Add the almond paste, granulated sugar, and almond extract to the bowl of a food processor and pulse until the mixture resembles wet sand.
  4. Add the confectioners' sugar and egg white to the food processor and pulse until a wet, sticky dough forms.
  5. Add the pine nuts to a shallow bowl.
  6. Use a medium cookie scoop to add balls of dough directly into the bowl of pine nuts and roll the balls in the nuts until thoroughly coated (this will keep them from sticking to anything).
  7. Place the cookies on the prepared baking sheet and slightly flatten the dough balls.
  8. Place the remaining 2 egg whites in a small bowl and brush the cookies on the cookie sheet all over with the egg whites.
  9. Bake in the preheated oven for 18-22 minutes, until the cookies are lightly golden.
  10. Let cool, then serve the pignoli cookies.