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Make & Bake Sunday Dinner ciaochowbambina.com

Chocolate Pignoli Cookies

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  • Author: Ciao Chow Bambina
  • Yield: 48 cookies 1x
  • Category: Dessert
  • Cuisine: Italian

Description

Sunday dinner shouldn’t be difficult, but it should be delicious! And as our days get colder, foods that comfort are at the top of my wish list. This Make & Bake Sunday Dinner ticks all the right boxes!


Ingredients

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  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 3 large egg whites
  • 11.5 oz. milk chocolate pieces, melted
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 2 cups pine nuts

Instructions

  1. In a medium bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat together the sugar and egg whites.
  2. Using a bain-marie, or double boiler, melt chocolate. Gently melt the pieces in a heatproof bowl over simmering, not boiling, water.
  3. Remove from heat and let cool.
  4. Once chocolate is completely cooled, add to sugar mixture.
  5. Whip the batter until smooth and fully combined.
  6. Place batter in the refrigerator for at least an hour, or over night, allowing the batter to firm up.
  7. When ready, preheat oven to 350 F.
  8. Prepare two cookie sheets with Reynolds Kitchens™ Parchment Paper with Smartgrid®.
  9. Place pignoli in a bowl.
  10. When batter is firm enough, scoop 1/2 Tbsp. measures. You’ll need a second spoon to slip the batter out of the measuring spoon and roll in the pignoli.
  11. Rest cookies on prepared cookie sheets about an inch apart.
  12. Bake for 13 minutes, rotating the two pans from the upper and lower thirds of the oven, half way through baking.
  13. Remove from oven and cool completely.
  14. Serve.