Italian pine nut cookies

Pignoli Cookies -- also known as pine nut cookies -- are a macaroon from Sicily, Italy. They are very popular as a holiday cookie, and are made with almond paste and pine nuts, but no flour.

BEST Italian Pignoli Cookies Recipe (pine nut cookies) are soft and chewy Italian cookies rolled in pine nuts and baked until golden brown, creating a perfectly crisp exterior. A specialty of Southern Italy, these are the best pignoli cookies! Only 4 main ingredients and 20 minutes to make.

Pine Nut Cookies or Italian Pignoli Cookies offer a satisfactory crunch paired with a chewy inside and have a beautiful nutty flavor.

Unique and flavorful, Italian pignoli cookies combine the richness of almonds with the nutty, buttery goodness of pine nuts!

Pignoli cookies are a classic Italian cookie with a nice almond flavor, and covered in pine nuts. They're so easy to make and so tasty!

These Italian almond cookies are rolled in pine nuts, which you'll often see in the ingredient list of a savory recipe but can be used in sweet recipes too.

Pignoli Cookies, a gluten free Italian cookie, made with almond paste, egg white, sugar, and pine nuts. Make this pignoli cookie recipe.

BEST Italian Pignoli Cookies Recipe (pine nut cookies) are soft and chewy Italian cookies rolled in pine nuts and baked until golden brown, creating a perfectly crisp exterior. A specialty of Southern Italy, these are the best pignoli cookies! Only 4 main ingredients and 20 minutes to make.

Classic Italian Pignoli Cookies Recipe – soft, chewy almond flavored centers with a crispy, crunchy exterior that’s covered in golden, toasted pine nuts. Super quick and easy to make!

There are two kinds of pignoli cookies I grew up eating. While the crunchy version is also delicious, I am a sucker for the sweet chewiness of this soft, meringue-y version. They are also gluten free so I like to include them on holiday plates so everyone has something to enjoy.