Italian Almond Cookies regular and gluten free
From peetabear 15 years ago
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- Serves 36
According to legend, in the early 1700s, a Milanese bishop made a surprise visit to the town of Saronno in Lombardy. A young couple paid tribute to the bishop by welcoming him with their unique homemade cookies, made from crushed apricot kernels and almonds, egg whites, and sugar. Read more The bishop so loved the cookies that he blessed the couple, and the recipe became a local favorite. The recipe, legend, and the photo are from Epicurious | December 2006. See less
Ingredients
- 2 1/4 cups blanched whole almonds (about 12 ounces), plus 15 for garnishing shopping list
- 2/3 cup sugar shopping list
- 2 large egg whites, at room temperature shopping list
- 1/4 teaspoon salt shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon pure almond extract shopping list
- 1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract shopping list
- 15 glacéed cherries shopping list
How to make it
- Arrange racks in upper and lower thirds of oven and preheat to 350°F. Lightly oil 2 large baking sheets, then line with parchment paper.
- In food processor, combine 2 1/4 cups almonds and 1/3 cup sugar. Process until finely ground, scraping down sides once or twice. Set aside.
- In electric mixer fitted with whisk attachment, beat egg whites and salt at high speed until soft peaks form. Reduce speed to medium and gradually sprinkle in remaining 1/3 cup sugar. Return speed to high and beat mixture until stiff, shiny peaks form. Gently fold in ground almond mixture and almond and vanilla extracts.
- Roll mixture into 1-inch balls, place 2 inches apart on baking sheets, and flatten slightly. Top each with glacéed cherry or almond. Bake until cookies are golden, switching positions of pans halfway through, about 25 minutes. Cool on sheets 5 minutes, then transfer to racks to cool completely.
- Cookies keep, wrapped, several days, or frozen, several weeks. Recrisp in warm oven.
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Reviewed by 7 people-
Healthy and delicious! The bishop was right! I love the story, Peeta!
elgab89
in Toronto loved it
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Fantastic recipe peeta love almonds and the history too.
You bring these and I will bring my Gingerbread Biscotti's to Checkin Central.
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Ahhhhh, Cookie Monster here with my 5 forks! hugssss
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