Pignoli Cookies
- One 15-ounce can gluten-free almond paste, finely crumbled
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- 2 tablespoons honey
- Pinch ground cinnamon
- Pinch fine salt
- 2 large egg whites
- 1 lemon, zested
- 1/2 to 3/4 cups pine nuts
- Special Equipment: disposable pastry bag
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line sheet trays with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer equipped with the paddle attachment, beat the almond paste on high speed until it is really broken up.
- Add the confectioners' sugar and mix on slow speed until well combined.
- Add the honey, cinnamon, salt, egg whites and lemon zest and beat on medium speed until the mixture is well combined and very thick, about 5 minutes.
- Fill a disposable pastry bag with the dough.
- Push the dough towards the tip and cut the tip off the bag.
- Pipe 1-inch balls onto the prepared sheet trays.
- Top with the pine nuts, pressing them into the dough to secure.
- Bake until the cookies are golden, 12 to 14 minutes.
- Pine nutty!
almond paste, sugar, honey, ground cinnamon, salt, egg whites, lemon, pine nuts, pastry
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/anne-burrell/pignoli-cookies-recipe.html (may not work)