Amaretti Cookies

Submitted by waterbaby09

"These are great on Butternut Squash Ravioli!"

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 4
• Yields: 3 1/2 dozen
• Serves: 15

ingredients

• 8 ounces almond paste (canned)
• 1 cup sugar (superfine)
• 2 large egg whites
• extra sugar, for dusting cookie

directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
2. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
3. Break the almond paste into small pieces and place in bowl of electric mixer along with the sugar.
4. Mix on low speed until very fine.
5. Add the egg whites in three additions, mix well after each addition.
6. Continue mixing the dough until very smooth, about 3 to 4 minutes.
7. Place a tablespoon of dough on the cookie sheet (space them 1 inch apart).
8. Lightly press the top of each cookie to smooth out the surface.
9. Sprinkle a little sugar on top of each cookie.
10. Bake for 15 minutes, or until the cookies have risen, are a deep golden color and have tiny cracks.
11. Remove from the oven.
12. When cool gently peel cookies from parchment.
13. Note: If they stick to the parchment, turn the paper over, take a damp paper towel and gently wipe the bottom of the parchment paper to loosen the cookie.

Reviews

[AcadiaTwo]

I love Amaretti cookies! My biggest complaint about most recipes is that they are missing that almond flavoring I crave. This recipe fills that bill to a tee! I wound up having to freeze them to keep me from eatting every last one of them. These little gems are mindboggling delicious! Next time I may add some pine nuts to garnish them. Yum! Made for Spring 2012 PAC.

 

[djvogel9]

While I really enjoy the taste of the cookies, (and so did everyone else!!) they turned out kind of flat. I couldn't find canned almond paste, so I used the boxed (Solo brand). Was this the problem? Any suggestions to correct this would be appreciated. Thanks!!

 

[Heidi L.]

These didn't make anywhere near 3 1/2 dozen. I used a 1Tbs. measuring spoon, and got 16 cookies. If I would have know, I would have doubled the batch.

 

[Fancie Face]

I just made and these were so good. Thank you for posting. Made as directed.

 

[charmednj]

These were so easy to make and came out perfect! I found that mixing the almond paste and sugar worked better using my hand than the mixer to work out the clumps and get it to a fine consistency. Other than that they cooked up perfectly...crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside. Delicious! I only got 2 dozen out of the recipe though.