Holiday Baking

I'm doing some Christmas baking today so wanted to reshare this old favourite recipe of mine. There are few things I find more comforting than these 'Amaretti', which are Italian almond cookies. Similar to the French almond macaroons but way more almond-y! And super yummy!


When we lived in London my hubby and I were addicted to amaretti from an Italian restaurant/deli chain there called Carluccio's. Alas when we moved to Australia we couldn't get them anymore so I had to learn how to make them. After lots of trial and error I perfected my recipe over the years, which I wrote up for you. If you like marzipan, you will love these sweet cookies! They have a thin crunchy crust with a soft centre. Tip: don't leave the almond extract out - the cookies will still be yum without it, but the extract takes them to a whole 'nother level. Pin the recipe, and enjoy!




4 comments:

  1. mMMmmmm yummy
    Thank you for the tested and approved recipe, Sedef.
    These look easy and impressive, and of course yummy
    Happy Christmas

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  2. You inspired me to make these for my cookie exchange. They are yummy! Thanks for the inspiration.

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  3. Is is ok to substitute coconut palm sugar for the castor sugar?

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    1. I've never tried it - does it have a fine texture like caster sugar? If not, I would just run it through the food processor first so it gets finer. Otherwise you may find it gritty. But I'm sure it will taste fabulous either way! x

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