Amaretti Cookies
Amaretti Cookies are traditional Italian cookies with unique texture. They are crispy on the outside and soft and chewy inside.
Servings 24 cookies
Equipment
- 1 whisk or hand mixer
- 1 spatula
- 2 baking sheet pan
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cup almond flour 240 gr
- 1 cup granulated white sugar 200 gr
- 3 large egg whites room temperature 90 gr
- 1 tsp almond extract
- 2 Tbsp Amaretto liqueur (optional)
- red food coloring
- ½ cup powdered sugar for coating
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325oF (170oC). Line two baking sheet pan with parchment paper or baking mat.
- In the large mixing bowl sift almond flour, granulated white sugar and salt. Set aside.
- In the diffrent mixing bowl using whisk or hand mixer, whisk egg whites to soft peaks. This will take about 1-2 minutes.
- Fold egg whites, into the dry ingredients using a rubber spatula. Add almond extract, Amaretti lequeur and red food coloring. Keep folding until all well combined. The dough will be very sticky and look like paste.
- Using cookie scoop or spoon, scoop dough into 1 inch balls.
- Toss each ball in powdered sugar and coat well.
- After that place balls on the prepared bakign sheet pan about 1 inch apart, cookies will expand during baking.
- Bake cookies for 12-15 minutes or untill lightly brown on the edges.
- Take out of the oven and leave to cool for 5 minutes on the baking tray. After that transfer cookies to wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
All ingredients must be room temperature.