Recipe Pignoli Cookies I (Cookie)

Required Ingredients:

• 12 ounces almond paste
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 4 egg whites
• 1 1/2 cups pine nuts

Preparing/Cooking:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Line 2 cookie sheets with foil; lightly grease foil.
• Mix almond paste and granulated sugar in food processor until smooth.
• Add confectioners' sugar and 2 egg whites; process until smooth.
• 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.
• 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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