Pine Nut Cookies

Name: Pine Nut Cookies
Yield: Makes About 3 Dozen
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: ½ cup pine nuts; 3 egg whites, lightly beaten; 1 cup confectioners’ sugar; ½ cup granulated sugar; 2 cups whole blanched almonds

Preparation info

Makes About
3 Dozen

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Italian Comfort Food

By The Editors of Saveur

Published 2015

About

These chewy almond meringue cookies originated in Sicily, where some of the world’s best pine nuts are cultivated. The cookies are as popular in their homeland as they are in Italian-American bakeries.

Ingredients

2 cups whole blanched almonds
½ cup granulated sugar
1 cup</

Europe
Italy
Gluten-free
Sicily
Mediterranean
Vegetarian

Method

Heat oven to 300°F. Combine almonds and granulated sugar in a food processor and process until very finely ground, about 4 minutes. Add confectioners’ sugar and egg whites and process until a smooth dough forms. Transfer dough to a piping bag fitted with a ½″ round ti