Pignoli Cookies I Recipe

Ingredients <br>- 12 ounces almond paste <br>- ½ cup white sugar <br>- 1 cup confectioners' sugar <br>- 4 egg whites <br>- 1 ½ cups pine nuts <br><p></p>Directions <br>step 1: Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Line 2 cookie sheets with foil; lightly grease foil. <br>step 2: Mix almond paste and granulated sugar in food processor until smooth. Add confectioners' sugar and 2 egg whites; process until smooth. <br>step 3: Whisk remaining 2 egg whites in small bowl. Place pine nuts on shallow plate. With lightly floured hands, roll dough into 1 inch balls. Coat balls in egg whites, shaking off excess, then roll in pine nuts, pressing lightly to stick. Arrange balls on cookie sheets, and flatten slightly to form a 1 1/2 inch round. <br>step 4: Bake 15 to 18 minutes in the preheated oven, or until lightly browned. Let stand on cookie sheet 1 minute. Transfer to wire rack to cool. <br>

Ingredients
- 12 ounces almond paste
- ½ cup white sugar
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- 4 egg whites
- 1 ½ cups pine nuts

Directions
step 1: Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Line 2 cookie sheets with foil; lightly grease foil.
step 2: Mix almond paste and granulated sugar in food processor until smooth. Add confectioners' sugar and 2 egg whites; process until smooth.
step 3: Whisk remaining 2 egg whites in small bowl. Place pine nuts on shallow plate. With lightly floured hands, roll dough into 1 inch balls. Coat balls in egg whites, shaking off excess, then roll in pine nuts, pressing lightly to stick. Arrange balls on cookie sheets, and flatten slightly to form a 1 1/2 inch round.
step 4: Bake 15 to 18 minutes in the preheated oven, or until lightly browned. Let stand on cookie sheet 1 minute. Transfer to wire rack to cool.

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