Pignoli (cookie)

Pignolo

Alternative names	Panellets
Type	Macaroon
Place of origin	Italy
Region or state	Sicily
Main ingredients	Almond paste, pine nuts^[1]
Cookbook: Pignolo

Pignolo (Italian: [piɲˈɲɔːlo]; plural pignoli) are a type of cookie from Italian cuisine. Considered a standard of Italian confectionery, they are a common item at Italian bakeries.^[2] It is a popular cookie in all of southern Italy, and in Sicilian communities in the United States.^[3]

The cookie is a light golden color and studded with golden pine nuts (also called pignoli). Made with almond paste and egg whites, the cookie is moist, soft and chewy beneath the pine nuts.^[4]^[5]

Often they are formed into crescents;^{[citation needed]} otherwise the cookies are round.^[6] Pignoli are a popular Italian holiday treat, especially at Christmas. Because both almond paste and pine nuts are relatively expensive, and this cookie uses substantial amounts of both, this cookie is a luxury food.^[7]

Being essentially an almond macaroon, this cookie belongs to a type known as "amaretto".^[8]

References[]

^ "Pignoli". Chowhound. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
^ "Pignoli Cookies". Food Network.
^ "Pignoli Cookies". The Spruce Eats.
^ "Italian Pignoli Cookies". Taste of Home.
^ "Italian Pignoli Cookies". King Arthur Baking.
^ Armao, Jo-Ann (2005-12-14). "Pignoli? George, I Finally Got It". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
^ Elliott, Lorraine. "Santa's Little Helper: Pignoli Cookies". Not Quite Nigella. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
^ Booth, Jessica (2018-12-11). "The Fascinating History Behind Your Favorite Holiday Cookies". Redbook. Retrieved 2021-06-15.

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