Hazelnutties (Hazelnut Amaretti)
Simple amaretti cookies made with hazelnut meal—many nut meals can be substituted. Bob’s Red Mill brand has a great selection. There also really good with a ½-1 teaspoon of chopped wild caraway seed added, or finely ground dried sweetfern nutlets. Makes about 40 cookies using a generous teaspoon, or 65 using a level teaspoon.
Ingredients
- 1.5 large egg whites
- ¾ cups sugar
- 1.5 cups hazelnut meal
- Pinch of finely ground salt
Instructions
- Do your best to measure 1.5 egg whites, it’s not an exact science, It’s just hard to make small batches of these cookies as you don’t need a lot of moisture to hydrate the dough (you can also double the recipe and use 3 eggs).
- Mix all ingredients until a dough forms, then allow to rest for 15 minutes to hydrate.
- Preheat the oven to 300, and drop generous teaspoons of batter onto a baking sheet. Roll each teaspoon into an even ball, then bake for 25-30 minutes, or until lightly browned, then remove from the oven to cool.