gran forno italian bakery favorite amaretto cookies
Gran Forno Italian Bakery Favorite Amaretto Cookies Source: Sal Annino - Gran Forno Italian Bakery, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar 3 (7 ounce) tubes almond pa...
Ingredients
- 11/2 cups granulated sugar
- 3(7 ounce) tubes almond paste
- 1teaspoongrated lemon or orange zest
- 4egg whites
- 2tablespoonconfectioners' sugar
Directions
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Gran Forno Italian Bakery Favorite Amaretto Cookies Source: Sal Annino - Gran Forno Italian Bakery, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 1 1/2 cups gran
- 2
Combine granulated sugar, almond paste and orange zest using an electric mixer
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Add the egg whites and beat until totally combined and smooth
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Dough should be soft
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Using a pastry tube, pipe 1/2-inch dots of dough 2 inches apart on a baking sheet
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If you don't have a pastry tube or prefer not to use it, you can shape the cookies by using 2 spoons to make scant 1 tablespoon mounds of do
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Bake 10 minutes or until golden and set
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Let sit on pan 5 minutes to cool