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Pignoli Cookies

Ingredients
  

  • 12 ounces almond paste
  • ½ cup white sugar
  • 1 cup confectioners’ sugar
  • 4 egg whites
  • 1 ½ cups pine nuts

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Line 2 cookie sheets with PARCHMENT.
  • Mix almond paste and granulated sugar in food processor until smooth.
  • Add confectioners’ sugar and 2 egg whites; process until smooth.
  • Whisk remaining 2 egg whites in small bowl.
  • Place pine nuts on shallow plate.
  • With lightly floured hands roll dough into 1 inch balls.
  • Coat balls in egg whites, shaking off excess, then roll in pine nuts, pressing lightly to stick.
  • Arrange balls on cookie sheets, and flatten slightly to form a 1 1/2 inch round.
  • Bake 15 to 18 minutes in the preheated oven, or until lightly browned.
  • Let stand on cookie sheet 1 minute. Transfer to wire rack to cool.