Description
Delicious pine nut cookies made with almond paste and a hint of sweetness.
Ingredients
Scale
- 12 ounces almond paste
- ½ cup white sugar
- 1 cup powdered/icing sugar
- ¼ 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.
Notes
- Ensure to refrigerate the dough to help with the consistency.
- These cookies can be dusted with confectioners’ sugar just before serving.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 18 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 23g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 0mg