Almond Amaretti Cookies

Amaretti are classic Italian almond cookies made from just five ingredients: almond flour, sugar, egg, and a drop of almond essence. The dough rests in the fridge for an hour, then gets rolled in powdered sugar and baked for 25 minutes - crisp on the outside, soft in the middle. I recommend serving them with coffee, just like in Italian cafes.

Almond Amaretti Cookies

Italian almond cookies made from almond flour, with a crisp powdered-sugar coating and a soft center.

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 25 minutes mins

Chilling 1 hour hr

Total Time 1 hour hr 45 minutes mins

Servings: 20 cookies

Course: Cookies

Cuisine: Home cooking

Ingredients Method

Ingredients

  

• 170 g almond flour
• 100 g sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 ml almond essence
• powdered sugar for coating

Method

 

1. Separate the egg white and yolk into different bowls. Whip the white into a fluffy, stable foam. Beat the yolk with the sugar, adding it gradually.
2. Add the sifted almond flour and almond essence to the yolk mixture and stir well.
   
3. At the very end, fold in the whipped egg white in parts and gently mix the dough. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and chill in the fridge for one hour.
   
4. Take out the dough, scoop portions with a teaspoon, roll them in powdered sugar, and shape into cookies the size of a walnut.
   
5. Arrange the cookies on a parchment-lined baking tray, spaced well apart - they spread out a lot during baking.
   
6. Bake for 25 minutes in a preheated 160-170°C oven.
   
7. Let the finished cookies cool and peel them off the parchment. Buon appetito!
   

Tips

• Space the cookies well apart on the tray: amaretti spread out a lot during baking.
• You can replace the almond essence with a couple of drops of bitter almond extract or amaretto liqueur.