Italian Amaretti Cookies
These cookies boast a crunchy exterior and a soft, chewy inside, while being easy to make. They're both gluten-free and dairy-free, free from yolks, milk, butter, or traditional flour, making them a cleaner, more inclusive choice.
Servings: 16 cookies
Ingredients
- 2.5 cups almond flour blanched
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup egg-whites I separated 4 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon pure almond extract or vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F. In a bowl, mix the almond flour and sugar and set aside. In a separate bowl, whisk the egg-whites until they are white and foamy for about 1-2 minutes.
- Now add in the almond extract (or Amaretto) and whisk for a few seconds. Add the egg-white mixture into your dry ingredients. Incorporate with a spatula or switch to using your hands if you have a hard time.
- If the dough sticks to your hands you can wet your hands a bit and roll.
- Incorporate everything until you have a nice sticky dough. Once you have a sticky dough you can roll each cookie into balls — take a measuring spoon or small ice-cream scoop and scoop the dough into your hands and roll them.
- Dip each cookie ball into powdered sugar and place them on your baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Flatten each cookie gently with your fingers or the back of a spoon.
- You can also roll them into a ball and then roll into a thick short rope and make a half-moon shape and then dip it crushed almond slices, and then add powdered sugar on top. You can also make half-moons and leave them plain as well.
- Bake at 350F for 20 minutes or until light golden bottoms. Let them cool and place them in a glass Tupperware as they will be delicious even 2-3 days before Christmas. Enjoy and share with your loved ones!
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Notes
Substitutions and Add-Ins: I wouldn't substitute egg-whites in this recipe. However, you can add other ingredients in the dough like raisins, craisins, or anything festive.
Flour Substitutions: I have not tried this recipe with any other flour, so you will have to experiment.
Toppings: The almond on top of each cookie is more traditional, but optional. Feel free to shape them any way you like.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 cookie | Calories: 128kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 13mg | Potassium: 13mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 7g | Calcium: 37mg | Iron: 1mg
