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Alternative names | Panellets |
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Type | Macaroon |
Place of origin | Italy |
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Main ingredients | Almond paste, pine nuts[4] |
Pignolo or pignoli (Italian: pinolate, Italian: [/piˈnɔːlate/], or Italian: pignolate, Italian: [/piɲˈɲɔːlate/]) are a type of cookie originating in Neapolitan, Genovese, and Umbrian cuisine.[5][6][7] It is a popular cookie in all of southern Italy, and in Sicilian communities in the United States.[8]
Pignolo is a light golden color and studded with golden pine nuts (pinoli in Italian). Made with almond paste and egg whites, the cookie is moist, soft and chewy.[9][10]
Often they are formed into crescents;[citation needed] otherwise the cookies are round.[11] Pignoli are a popular Italian holiday treat, especially at Christmas. Because both almond paste and pine nuts are relatively expensive, and this cookie uses substantial amounts of both, it is a luxury food.[12]
Being essentially an almond macaroon, this cookie belongs to a type known as amaretto.[13]
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