Chewy Amaretti Sandwich Cookies
From pleclare 15 years ago
- 18 minutes to make
- Serves 48
Delicious amaretti cookies. Easy to make.
Ingredients
- 1 (7 oz) tube pure almond paste(not marzipa shopping list
- 1 cup sugar shopping list
- 2 lg. egg whites at room temp for 30 mins shopping list
How to make it
- Preheat oven to 300 with racks in upper and lower thirds. Line 2 large(17x12") 4-sided sheet pans with parchment paper.
- Pulse almond paste and sugar in processor until broken up,then add egg whites and pulse till smooth. Transfer to pastry bag and pipe 3/4" rounds (1/3" high) about 3/4" apart in pans. Dip a fingertip in water and gently tamp down on any peaks.
- Bake,rotating and switching position of pans halfway through,until golden and puffed,15 to 18 mins.
- Wearing an oven mitt,rest 1 pan in sink at angle. Lift top edge of parchment and slowly pour about 1/4c water between parchment and sheet pan so that all of parchment is lightly moistened(water will steam on pan moistening bottom of cookies to help them stick together later). Repeat with remaining sheet pan. Cool cookies in pans on racks. Peel cookies from parchment and sandwich bottoms of cookies together.
- Cookies can be kept in airtight container at room temperature 1 day or frozen 1 month
The Rating
Reviewed by 6 people-
Ah, my dear pat.. perfection!
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lacrenshaw
in Horsham loved it
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Wow no flour? Interesting got to try this :)
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in My Kitchen loved it
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ohhhh how can you go wrong with these.... five
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in mid-hudson valley loved it
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