Italian Amaretti Cookies Recipe

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Italian Amaretti Cookies
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. 1.Position the oven rack so that it is at the bottom of the oven.
  2. 2.Preheat your oven to 180°C (350°F).
  3. 3.Check that your ground almonds are as fine as possible. You can always pass them through a blender to make sure.
  4. 4.In a large mixing bowl, combine the ground almonds, salt and sugar, mixing well with a fork.
  5. 5.Next mix in the eggs (all at once – no need to beat in advance), and almond essence.
  6. 6.Line two cookie sheet with baking paper, and using a tablespoon, make round balls of cookie dough and place them on the baking sheet (leaving 2cm of space between each).Press either an almond or pistachio onto thetop of ech cookie.
  7. 7.Cook for 10 minutes on the lowest rack in the oven, then move the rack to the middle of the oven and bake an additional 5 minutes.Leave to cool on the baking sheet for at least 5 minutes.
  8. 8.Using a small sieve, sprinkle each cookie with a light dust of powder (icing) sugar.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 156.32 Kcal (654 kJ)
Calories from fat 93.06 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 10.34g 16%
Cholesterol 27.28mg 9%
Sodium 14.06mg 1%
Potassium 129.76mg 3%
Total Carbs 13.52g 5%
Sugars 10.71g 43%
Dietary Fiber 1.81g 7%
Protein 4.76g 10%
Iron 0.7mg 4%
Calcium 47mg 5%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 440.87 Kcal (1846 kJ)
Calories from fat 262.44 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 29.16g 16%
Cholesterol 76.94mg 9%
Sodium 39.64mg 1%
Potassium 365.96mg 3%
Total Carbs 38.12g 5%
Sugars 30.19g 43%
Dietary Fiber 5.11g 7%
Protein 13.42g 10%
Iron 1.9mg 4%
Calcium 132.5mg 5%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 3.6
    Points
  • 4
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium,
  • high fiber

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