Description
These Almond Pine Nut Cookies are soft, buttery, and delicately sweet with a rich nutty flavor. Perfect for tea time or gifting, they combine almond flour with crunchy pine nuts for an elegant homemade treat.
Ingredients
Scale
- 200g almond flour
- 100g granulated sugar
- 1 large egg white
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 120g pine nuts
- Pinch of salt
- Zest of 1 lemon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 170°C (340°F) and line a baking tray.
- Mix almond flour, sugar, salt, and lemon zest.
- Add egg white and extracts, mix into dough.
- Let dough rest for 10 minutes.
- Roll into small balls.
- Coat each ball with pine nuts.
- Place on tray and flatten slightly.
- Bake for 15–18 minutes until golden.
- Cool completely before serving.
Notes
Toast pine nuts before using for extra flavor. Store cookies in an airtight container for up to 5 days. Dough can be refrigerated for 24 hours before baking.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 140
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 20mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 10g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 0mg