Learn how to make pignoli cookies! These Italian pine nut cookies are chewy, nutty, and full of rich almond flavor.They're perfect for the holidays! Jump to recipe These pignoli cookies are a new addition to my holiday cookie lineup, and I already can’t get enough of them.A toasty, crunchy pine nut crust surrounds the chewy cookies, which are bursting with almond flavor (my favorite at Christmastime).

They’re easy to make with 7 ingredients, but I think they’d be the star of any holiday cookie plate.I first tried pignoli cookies on a trip to Italy years ago, and I re-discovered them more recently at a bakery near our cottage in Michigan.I bought so many over the last few summers that I knew I had to develop my own pignoli cookie recipe to make at home.After some testing and tweaking, I’m so excited to share it with you.

Whether you’re new to pignoli cookies or they’re an old holiday favorite, I think you’ll love this recipe!What are pignoli cookies?Pignoli cookies are Italian pine nut cookies that likely originated in Sicily.Especially popular around the holidays, they’re traditionally made with just 4 ingredients: pine nuts (called pignoli or pinoli in Italian), almond paste, sugar, and egg whites.The cookies have a similar chewy, delicate texture to a French macaron, and the pine nuts coat the outsides.I add almond flour and salt to my version to make the dough easier to work with and balance the flavors.

Keep reading to learn how to make it!

Read More