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Amaretti, Italian almond cookies, gluten free and lactose free

Amaretti


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  • Author: Richard
  • Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
  • Yield: 40 Amaretti 1x
  • Diet: Gluten Free

Description

Easy to make delicious almond cookies.


Ingredients

Units Scale
  • 4 egg whites
  • 400 grams almond flower
  • 240 grams of sugar
  • bowl with icing sugar to roll the dough balls in
  • pinch of salt
  • 10 ml almond extract (half up to full little bottle)

Instructions

  1. Separate the eggs, we are only using the egg whites.
  2. Whisk the egg whites in a bowl a little.
  3. Add the almond extract to the egg whites and mix well.
  4. Mix the sugar with the almond flour well.
  5. Add the sugar with almond flour mix to the egg whites.
  6. Mix well with hands or use a rubber scraper
  7. Amaretti dough, almond flour dough
  8. Cool the dough in your fridge for at least an hour, but skip if you don’t have the time
  9. Make little balls and roll them in a bowl with icing sugar so they are covered nicely
  10. Here you go 🙂
  11. Put the balls on a baking tray
  12. Use two fingers to press each ball into a cookie shape
  13. Preheat your oven till 180 Celsius or 350 Fahrenheit
  14. Bake your cookies anywhere from 13 to 20 minutes depending on you taste. 13 minutes leaves them more moist, 20 minutes gives them more crunch.
  15. Here is the end result
  16. Amaretti, Almond cookies, Italian almond cookies
  17. They should keep well at least 10 days if stored in an airtight container. They never last that long in our family of five.
  18. Buon appetito!

Notes

You can add a little Amaretto di Saronno if you like liquor. In case you want a lot of that, just add same relative amount almond flour and sugar.

Adding lemon zest with limoncello will turn these in a groovy fresh variety.

  • Prep Time: 60
  • Cook Time: 15
  • Category: Desserts
  • Method: Baking
  • Cuisine: Italian