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Soft Italian Amaretti Cookies (gluten free; dairy free)

A traditional soft Italian Amaretti cookie recipe. Delicious, almond-infused cookies which are naturally gluten and dairy free. Made with ground almonds, they have an almost marzipan quality to them. Perfect with a cheeky cup of coffee.
Prep Time20 mins
Cook Time20 mins
Total Time40 mins
Course: Biscuits & Cookies, Dinner Party, Sweet Treats, Tea Time
Cuisine: Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Italian
Keyword: almonds, amaretti
Servings: 20
Calories per serving: 101.2kcal
Author: Gluten Free Alchemist - Kate Dowse

Key equipment

  • Oven
  • baking trays
  • baking paper
  • Kitchen scales
  • measuring spoons
  • large mixing bowl
  • electric whisk
  • large mixing spoon
  • 2 shallow bowls
  • food gloves (optional)
  • wire cooling rack

Ingredients

  • 2 large egg whites (approx 70g)
  • 190 g ground almonds (almond meal)
  • 170 g caster sugar
  • ¼ tsp vanilla extract
  • 20 ml Amaretti liqueur and/or ½ teaspoon almond extract

To Coat

  • 2½ tbsp caster sugar
  • 2½ tbsp icing sugar
Metric - US Customary

Instructions

  • Pre-heat the oven to 170 C/325 F/Gas 3. Line a couple of baking trays with baking paper.
  • In a large very clean bowl, whisk the egg whites to stiff peaks.
  • Fold in the almonds, sugar and vanilla.
  • Gently stir through the liqueur and/or almond extract. You should now have a very thick, sticky dough.
  • Tip the caster sugar and icing sugar for coating the cookies into two, separate shallow bowls.
  • Scoop out walnut-sized chunks of the dough using teaspoon and roll into balls using your hands (the mix is very sticky, so food gloves may be helpful).
  • Roll each ball as you make it in the caster sugar followed by the icing sugar and place on the baking tray, leaving a slight gap between them.
  • Very slightly squash the top of each ball with your finger.
  • Bake for 15 to 20 minutes until crisp on the outside, but still quite pale in colour.
  • Leave to cool on the baking tray for about 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

Notes

* Note: nutritional information is an estimate & may vary according to portion size/ingredient variants.

Nutrition

Calories: 101.2kcal | Carbohydrates: 13.4g | Protein: 2.4g | Fat: 4.7g | Saturated Fat: 0.3g | Sodium: 5.7mg | Potassium: 5.4mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 11.6g | Calcium: 19.9mg | Iron: 0.4mg
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