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HARPER FAMILY – DENVER, CO
“On Christmas Eve day, the children would go to their grandparents’ house and bake cookies for Christmas Eve night and Christmas Day. The pignoli cookies were one of the many cookies the children enjoyed baking with their Nonna and Nonno.” LISA HARPER
PIGNOLI (PINE NUT) COOKIES
INGREDIENTS
2 cups pine nuts, divided 1 cup confectioner’s sugar 1⁄4 cup almond paste
1 tsp. pure vanilla extract 1 large egg
1⁄2 cup all-purpose flour
1⁄4 tsp. baking powder 1⁄4 tsp. salt
1 Heat oven to 350°F.
2 Process 3⁄4 cup pine nuts, sugar, almond paste and vanilla in food processor until fine crumbs form. Add egg; pulse to combine. Add flour, baking powder and salt; process just until dough comes together.
3 Roll dough into 3⁄4-inch balls. Roll balls in remaining pine nuts, gently pressing to coat. Place 2 inches apart on parchment-lined baking sheets.
Bake until cookies begin to turn golden brown, about 20 minutes. Let cool completely on wire racks. Enjoy with a hot cup of espresso.
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