Yield: 12 Cookies
Pistachio Amaretti
Prep Time
20 minutes
Cook Time
15 minutes
Total Time
35 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 cup almond flour
- 1 ¼ cup ground pistachios*
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 2 whole eggs
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp almond extract
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1-2 drops, green food coloring, optional
Instructions
*Ground pistachios can be made with a high-speed blender or food processor from shelled, unsalted pistachios.
Combine eggs, sugar, extracts and food coloring in a bowl. Combine almond flour, ground pistachios, salt and baking powder in a separate bowl. Mix wet ingredients into dry ingredients, dough will be sticky. Refrigerate for a minimum of 30 minutes, and preheat oven to 325°. Dough will still be sticky, but should hold together when pressed. You can opt to roll the dough into balls or use a cookie scoop. Roll dough balls in powdered sugar to coat on all sides. Bake for 15 minutes. Yield: 12 cookies, 3” in diameter, or 24 small cookies.
Recipe Notes
The traditional Italian recipe would use Amaretto liqueur instead of almond extract. I had a cookie similar to this one in Sicily and the pungent liqueur flavor is noticeably absent in this recipe. The recipe as written above is very pistachio-forward, and delicious in it's own way. I think I'll try it with the liqueur in the next attempt.
Rating
So tasty. A sweet accompaniment to coffee.
Recipe Attempts
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