Description
Delicious Amaretti Cookies – crunchy outside and soft inside. Baked only with almonds, no flour!
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 large egg whites
- pinch of salt
- 10 oz. (280g) ground (blanched) almonds
- 1 1/2 cups (200g) sugar
- 2 1/2 tbsp. Amaretto liquor
- some almond extract (optional)
- 2–3 tbsp. sugar
- 3–4 tbsp. confectioners’ sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Line two baking sheets with baking parchment and set aside.
- Add the egg whites with the salt to a large bowl and mix on high speed until stiff peaks form. Mix the almonds with the sugar, add to the bowl and fold in. Gradually add the Amaretto and almond extract (optional) and mix in. The dough will be quite sticky.
- Add the sugar and confectioners’ sugar to two separate small bowls. Make small balls (about the size of a walnut) out of the dough and roll first in the regular sugar, then in the confectioners’ sugar. Place on the baking sheets with enough space in between, flatten them slightly and bake the first batch for 13-15 minutes. Take out of the oven, let cool down a bit on the baking sheet, then remove and let cool down completely on a wire rack. Repeat with the remaining dough balls.
Notes
- Enjoy baking!