{"id":669,"date":"2010-11-29T13:45:33","date_gmt":"2010-11-29T21:45:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lacocotteverte.com\/?p=669"},"modified":"2025-09-05T12:09:58","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T20:09:58","slug":"amaretti-italian-macaroons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lacocotteverte.com\/?p=669","title":{"rendered":"Amaretti<\/em> (Italian Macaroons)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Amaretti\" <\/p>\n

All too often, amaretti<\/em> recipes are based on commercial almond paste, producing a gummy, overly-sweet, lifeless cookie with an overpowering marzipan flavor and no crunch. These are nutty, crunchy morsels with a chewy, almond-y center. They are delicious as-is, but if you are the sort inclined to gild all passing lillies on principle, you could half-dip them in melted bittersweet chocolate (we recommend Cacao Noel Noir 72%<\/span>). <\/p>\n

\u2014 36 amaretti<\/em><\/p>\n

*Items marked in green<\/span> are available from The Gourmet Corner.<\/p>\n

Ingredients<\/H3>
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  • 3.75 cups almond flour<\/span><\/li>\n
  • 1.5 cups sugar<\/li>\n
  • 3 large egg whites<\/li>\n
  • 1 tsp almond extract<\/li>\n
  • (optional) 8 oz Cacao Noel Noir 72% chocolate calets<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    Pre-heat oven to 325F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment (the parchment is essential, the amaretti will stick to an un-greased sheet and spread on a greased one).<\/p>\n

    Place almond flour, sugar, and almond extract in a food processor fitted with the steel blade, Process until completely mixed, about 20 seconds.<\/p>\n

    Add the egg whites and process until a thick dough is formed, about 20 seconds. Scrape sides and bottom of workbowl and process briefly until a cohesive mass forms. If the mixture is crumbly or dry, turn the processor back on and add a few drops of water through the feeder tube until the correct consistency is reached. <\/p>\n

    Roll scant 2-Tbs lumps of the dough into smooth balls and place 1.5″ apart on the lined trays (if the dough starts to stick to your hands, wash and dry them). <\/p>\n

    Bake until lightly golden, 20-25 minutes, rotating the trays halfway through baking. Cool baked amaretti<\/em> on a wire rack.<\/p>\n

    (Optional) Line a baking sheet with waxed paper. Melt the chocolate calets in a small, microwave safe bowl on medium-low power, stirring until smooth. Dip the bottom half of each cookie into the chocolate, then place on waxed paper to harden. <\/p>\n

    Amaretti<\/em> are best eaten within a few days of baking. Store uneaten cookies in an airtight container. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    All too often, amaretti recipes are based on commercial almond paste, producing a gummy, overly-sweet, lifeless cookie with an overpowering marzipan flavor and no crunch. These are nutty, crunchy morsels with a chewy, almond-y center. They are delicious as-is, but if you are the sort inclined to gild all passing lillies on principle, you could […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[94,41],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lacocotteverte.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/669"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lacocotteverte.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lacocotteverte.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lacocotteverte.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lacocotteverte.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=669"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.lacocotteverte.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/669\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":841,"href":"https:\/\/www.lacocotteverte.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/669\/revisions\/841"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lacocotteverte.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=669"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lacocotteverte.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=669"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lacocotteverte.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=669"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}