Amaretti Cookies
Almond flour, superfine sugar and egg whites bake into delicate amaretti with crisp edges, sweet almond flavor and a tender bite.
Prep 15 min · Cook 25 min · Total 1 hr 10 min · Makes about 48 cookies
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups of almond flour -or- 3 cups of blanched slivered almonds, finely ground up
- 1 1/4 cup of baker's sugar, superfine sugar
- 3 egg whites
- 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon of almond extract
- Extra sugar for dusting
Directions
- Heat the oven to 300 degrees F, then cover your baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a food processor, pulse the almond flour with the sugar until combined. Pour in the vanilla extract and almond extract, and pulse again for a few seconds. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, processing until the mixture turns into a smooth dough.
- Drop teaspoons of dough onto the parchment-lined baking sheet, then sprinkle the tops with sugar.
- Bake at 300 degrees F for 24-30 minutes, until the cookies are golden brown.
- Allow the cookies to cool all the way before you serve them.
- At first, they will have a little chew, but after a day or two, they become pleasantly crisp.
- Store them in a cool, dry place. If you prefer them softer and chewier, bake them for about 20-24 minutes.