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Pignoli Cookies

By Paula |

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Soft and Chewy Pignoli Cookies are made with a combination of almonds and pine nuts.

Pignoli Cookies on baking sheet with metal sifter sifting powdered sugar on top. Pine nuts scattered around.

I’ve got a thing for cookies. Okay, let’s be honest, I have a thing for sweets in general but cookies, they’re small and don’t make me feel bad about eating them. Unless I eat a dozen then I feel bad. Not while I’m doing it mind you, only after when my pants are tight.

That’s when I feel bad and am required to get back on the treadmill so said pants fit again. It’s a wicked cycle but one I’m willing to endure because sweet tooth. I’m surprised that I don’t have cavities, perhaps it’s my incessant need to brush my teeth. Who knows.

Pignoli Cookies on baking sheet with sifter of powdered sugar. Glass jar of pine nuts in background.
Go (pine) Nuts for Pignoli Cookies.

It’s a silver lining, so hooray for at least that. When I want cookies, sometimes I don’t want to have to chill the dough and wait for hours to get my fix. Oh there are times when it’s completely worth the wait but when you’ve got a wicked craving you need something you can make NOW. Am I right?

Or maybe it’s just me? These Pignoli cookies are a nut lovers dream cookie. It’s a combination of almond and pine nuts with a soft and chewy center.

Pignoli Cookies on baking sheet with sifter shaking powdered sugar on top. Glass jar of pine nuts in background.

Nothing bad about that. You’ll start out with almond paste that you’ll blitz up in your food processor (or blender if you’ve got a super duper powerful once) to grind it into submission. These days you can find almond paste in the baking section of most grocery stores but if not a specialty food store should have it.

Next up, you’ll add the SUGAR sugah, a smidge of flour and you’ll be left with a super sticky tacky wet dough. You’ll want to be sure to use wet hands when working with this sticky stuff. Trust me. Wet your hands.

Pignoli Cookies on baking sheet with sifter sifting powdered sugar on top. Text overlay reads soft & chewy pignoli cookies.

If you wanted to add a little extra something something to the cookies you could absolutely toast up those pine nuts (and let them cool a bit) before rolling them in the dough. Options. You know we love them.

Pignoli Cookies on baking sheet with sifter of powdered sugar. Glass jar of pine nuts visible in background.

Ready to roll a few of your own?

Find even more cookie favorites on our HOLIDAY COOKIE ROUNDUP POST!

Disclaimer: I am a recipe developer for Dixie Crystals. I was compensated for my time. Opinions are my own.

 

Yield: 21 cookies

Pignoli Cookies

Pignoli Cookies on baking sheet with sifter of powdered sugar.

Soft and chewy pignoli cookies are made with a combo of almonds and pine nuts.

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes

Ingredients

  • 8 ounces almond paste
  • 1/2 cup Dixie Crystals Extra Fine Granulated Sugar
  • 1/2 cup Dixie Crystals Extra Fine Granulated Sugar
  • 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1 large egg white
  • 1/2 cup pine nuts

Instructions

  1. For the cookie instructions please visit DIXIE CRYSTAL'S.

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© Paula Jones
Cuisine: Italian / Category: Desserts
 

Comments

  10. Patricia @ Grab a Plate says

    Gosh! I haven’t had these in so long, but completely recall how scrumptious they are! You’re cookies are an absolute delight! I am going to try desperately to make these before Christmas. Thank you!

  11. Isabelle @ Crumb says

    Oh, the memories! I used to work with a girl would bring in a huge tray of Italian holiday cookies every year. Her mother would bake dozens of different cookies each year, and the pignoli were always one of my favourites (those and the little amaretti… yum!).
    I haven’t worked with that girl in a few years now, and I’ve missed those cookies dearly. Might just have to squeeze a batch of these into my holiday plans!

  15. Kim Beaulieu says

    I just want to stand under the sieve when you shake the confectioners sugar over the cookies. Ha. These are such impressive little cookies. I could eat a million of them.

  16. Anita says

    Just gorgeous! I haven’t made pignoli in a long time but your beautiful ones make me want some now!

  18. march says

    This looks SO GOOD!!! I’ve been looking for new Holiday cookies this year and those are totally on my to do list!! Thanks so much for sharing! What gorgeous photography too!

    • May says

      Completely agree. this is fantastic! My whole family loved it and I will definitely be saving this recipe for future use! Thank you for posting! Really this is far to yummy and easy to make for anyone to not try.

      Thank you!

      From Samuel

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