Traditional Sicilian (traditional Italian) Almond Cookies
Because these are crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside they do very well in a tin rather than a plastic container. Great gluten-free cookies!
Servings: 18 cookies
Calories: 121kcal
Ingredients
- 2 cups (224 g) Almond flour
- 1 ⅔ cup (200 g) Powdered sugar
- 3 large (3 large) Eggs whites
- 1 teaspoon (1 teaspoon) Orange zest
- 1 teaspoon (1 teaspoon) Lemon zest
- 10 (10) Maraschino cherries
- ⅛ teaspoon (0.13 teaspoon) Pure vanilla extract
Instructions
- Sift the powdered sugar right on top of the almond flour; I use a whisk to blend them. Add the zest from the orange and lemon and the vanilla extract. Slightly beat the three egg whites and add these to the mixture.
- I use my stand mixer on low speed to make sure all the ingredients are mixed. Next, scrape all the cookie dough to the bottom of the bowl. Spoon mixture into a pastry bag (the tip I used with my pastry bag was a large closed star). Put the bag with the dough inside into the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
- While the cookie dough is in the refrigerator take the cherries and cut them in half. Put the cut side down on a paper towel to help absorb the juice from the cherries. Give them a few minutes then transfer them to a clean paper towel.
- Line your cookie sheet pan with parchment paper, pipe out 2-inch circles, and close it in the middle. You want a beautiful mound. Now add one cherry half onto the top of each cookie. Finally, put the whole pan into the refrigerator for at least overnight. If you do not do this step, the cookies will not hold their shape when baked and will be flat.
- Pre-heat your oven to 350°F (175°C or 180°C) then take the cookies from the refrigerator and right into the oven. I baked mine about 14-16 minutes before I turned the broiler on to finish browning the outside of the cookies for about 1 to 2 minutes. Broiling will give them a crispy outside and soft inside. Place on a rack to cool after taking them out of the oven.
Nutrition
Calories: 121kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 9mg | Potassium: 10mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 2IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 28mg | Iron: 1mg