You NEED to bake a batch of these Amaretti Cookies!

My Chewy Amaretti Cookies are crisp on the outside, chewy on the inside, these Italian almond flavoured biscuits make a great gluten-free nibble to go with your afternoon coffee.

I have been making these almond biscuits for years and they are one of the most popular recipes on our site!

Ingredients:
3 egg whites from large eggs (about 90g of egg white altogether)
3 cups (280g) ground almonds
1 1/2 cups minus 1 tbsp (280g) caster sugar (superfine sugar)
1/4 tsp vanilla extract
2 tbsp Amaretto liqueur

For rolling:
2 heaped tbsp caster sugar (superfine sugar)
2 heaped tbsp icing/powdered sugar

INSTRUCTIONS
1. Preheat the oven to 170C/325F. Line two baking trays with a silicone mat or baking parchment.

2. Using a hand whisk or mixer, whisk the egg whites to stiff peaks.

3. Fold in the ground almonds, caster sugar and vanilla extract.

4. Slowly stir in the amaretto. Add just enough so that the mixture is a thick paste that can be formed into a ball in your hand (it should be very sticky though).

5. Place the caster sugar and icing sugar for rolling on two separate plates. Using a teaspoon, scoop out a chunk of the cookie mixture and roll it into a ball in your hands (about the size of a walnut - note, it will be sticky). Roll it in the caster sugar, then roll it in the icing sugar and place on the baking tray.

6. Repeat with the remaining dough until you've used it all up. Leave a bit of space between the cookie balls as they will expand slightly during cooking.

7. Use your finger to squash the cookie balls a little (they will crack a little at the edges - that's fine).

8. Then place in the oven to cook for 15 minutes.

9. Take out of the oven, leave to cool for 5 minutes then remove from the baking tray. You can serve them warm, or allow them to cool completely on a cooling rack.

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[imogengasser]

Made 2 batches of these cookies yesterday with slightly less sugar. Absolutely delicious and super easy to make! My whole flat is raving about them 10/10 recommend

[kativanova]

The cookies look so healthy and delicious! Thank you for this easy recipe!

[pareeshy]

I don’t understand why people dislike such a nice recipe.

[lornagaudino]

Thanks a million for this simple easy recipe, they are amazing❤

[sausanhamed]

Amazing. Love this recipe. I just added one cup of sugar instead of 1.5 cups.

[MrTobie]

This is an amazing recipe. My mom from Italy used to make these and I tried to make them like hers but I didn’t have her recipe. Thank you thank you thank you.

[rosefernandez]

Thanks for this video! I’ve seen other recipe videos for this cookie, where they add all purpose flour, and I love that you didn’t! So they’re gluten-free! Can’t wait to make some!! 💖

[gaggymott]

Thank you for the simple, no nonsense recipe! The others I have looked at have been full of 'flaff' ...I'm cooking your recipe tomorrow! ❤❤❤❤🌟🌟🌟

[naliniganguly]

I made these last night and they are absolutely delicious, having made a few different versions I can say there is such a difference between homemade and store bought. I got 21 pieces out of this quantity of ingredients. Added a dash of matcha in 6 cookies and they taste great as well. The cookie size is substantial and it is amazing how quickly you can make them.Thank you.

[pepperpearl]

Made these today and they were delicious!

[mariarosete]

I made them several times and they always turned out delicious!

[sharondamongeot]

I think I've finally found the perfect recipe. Thank you so much!!

[suecraver]

No way do these cookies last a week as the recipe claims. Mine had all been eaten in two days! good!

[georgiabee]

Thank you for posting the recipe. I'm looking forward to making them. They look yummy!

[erinyes]

I won’t lie, I came here purely to make sure I hadn’t miscounted my flour amounts (I didn’t expect it to be so sticky, more fool me) but this is very helpful and well done, thank you

[anthonystracci]

Thank you so so much for this video. I was using my own ground almonds and they were turning out flat and I couldn’t work out why. Now thanks to your video I have an answer. Bless you!

[imanjanoko]

very cool ways and recipes👍... thank you mom🙏

[kapteinseigmann]

God damn, you REALLY need to bake these!

[kittenheels]

Oooooh ya ya... lovely .. like the way she says it.

[rinkidey]

Lovely, thanks for sharing. Could you we use almond extract instead of amaretto?