Dessert

Lidia's Pignoli Cookies is for Dessert.

Lidia's Pignoli Cookies takes several minutes to prepare.

Lidia's Pignoli Cookies takes several minutes to cook.

Lidia's Pignoli Cookies makes 1 servings.

The ingredients for Lidia's Pignoli Cookies are:

2 7-oz cans almond paste
1 cup sugar
2 large egg whites
finely grated zest of one orange
1 1/2 cups whole pine nuts

Here is how you make Lidia's Pignoli Cookies:

Preheat oven to 350. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.Crumble almond paste into work bowl of food processor and process until the paste is in fine crumbs.Sprinkle in the sugar with the motor running.Once the sugar is incorporated, add the egg whites and orange zest.Process to make a smooth dough, about 20-30 seconds.Spread the pine nuts on a plate. Form the dough into 2-Tbsp size crescent shapes by rolling in between the palms of your hands, then roll in the pine nuts until coated, then place on baking sheets.Bake until lightly golden and springy to the touch, about 13-15 minutes.Let cool on baking sheets for about 5 minutes, then transfer the cookies to cooling racks to cool completelyServing Size: 24 cookiesNumber of Servings: 1Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CBLANK20091.

The nutritional information for Lidia's Pignoli Cookies is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 1
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 4,004.5

• Total Fat: 249.6 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 150.0 mg
• Total Carbs: 417.9 g
• Dietary Fiber: 27.2 g
• Protein: 71.7 g