Episode #24 - Italian Amaretti Cookies Via Nonna Paolone with Special Guest Zia Nicky Iafrate

In episode #24, ‎ we are in Toronto, Canada with Nonna Paolone's baby sister, Zia Nicky Iafrate. Today Zia Nicky is teaching us how to make Italian Amaretti Cookies. Italian ladies go crazy for Italian cookies including our Nonna Paolone. Nonna Paolone requested that I get this recipe for her because Zia Nicky makes the best Amaretti Cookies. I also want to bring them to my Club Castropignano meeting for everyone to enjoy. My Zia Nicky's Amaretti Cookies are soft and delicious. You will be surprised to see how easy and fast they are to make. Your family and friends are going to love them so much they will think you bought them at the bakery. One important ingredient that both Nonna and Zia Nicky always adds to their recipes is cooking with their hearts. So, be sure when you make this you do it with all your heart. Enjoy!
To learn more about Nonna Paolone visit: www.NonnaPaolone.com
INGREDIENTS:
4 Large Eggs
2 Cups of Sugar
6 Cups of Grated Almonds
1 Cup of Plain or Roasted Almonds
1 tsp of baking powder
1 small bottle (43 ml) of Almond Extract
1 Tbsp of Coco
1 bag of Icing Sugar
Baking Sheet
Parchment paper
Preheat oven to 350 Degrees. Bake cookies at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes or when bottoms are golden brown.
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[@astelbele]

Nice family. Everyone looks so happy. I miss the days when my mom and I would bake cookies together. She too, made these amazng cookies. Thank you, Nonna, for sharing your time with us in your kitchen. I am a stranger, yet feel like part of your family cause we share the same back ground and traditions...❤

[@naliniganguly649]

Wow , Nonna is so professional, great recipe , thank you for sharing.

[@tanjagospodnetic2397]

Dear nonna thank you so very much to share the recepti with as i made them last christmas and i am going to make them this christmas and give them to family and friends they are so easy and simple to make thank you keep going wish you good health happiness love and god bless you always you and your love ones love from me 😘❤💐🙏🙏

[@donikapapanikolla]

I made this amaretto so many times and they are amazing everyone loves them thanks for sharing with us

[@joanlomartire9793]

Nona I just finished making the amaretto. OH my God so bona bona bona. Tanta grazie for the recipe.

[@luzhornedo178]

Wow she is incredible love love how easy she makes it for you to learn she makes the recipe very easy to learn how to make it 👍

[@bubanata1956]

I just made those cookies. They perfect, easy to make and taste delicious. The best recipe ever. Thank you very much for sharing it.

[@annmariejones12110]

DID YOU FOLLOW IT TO A TEE WHY DID YOURS COME OUT fine did you whip the white tell the truth

[@bubanata1956]

@@annmariejones12110 I followed recipe to the tee. I lake that I can use the whole egg. Those cookies become favorite in our house. They are perfect companions for afternoon coffee. Once again, thank you sharing.

[@rosemarymasino9428]

Excellent recipe. I made my own almond flour also just by putting a whole bag of almond into a blender and it turns this into almond meal (almond flour) Your recipe is fast and delicious. Im from Melbourne Australia and made so many so i will share with friends. Thank you so much :)

[@countryrose763]

How manycups of icing sugar in that bag?

[@naliniganguly649]

Icing sugar has some corn starch mixed in and powdered sugar is just ground sugar the corn starch in icing sugar prevents it from clumping and has a long shelf life .

[@francabrundia1211]

Dopo tanto tempo li ho preparati sono risultati una meraviglia grazie per la ricetta!!

[@kanthikurian1512]

I love these Ameretto cookies. Now I can make them myself. Thank you for sharing the recipe & showing how to make them. It's much appreciated.

[@nadiaocean4649]

Holiday greetings from Montreal!!. We can’t have big family dinner this year but I’m going to bake and distribute them to my friends and family. Thank you for the recipe 🎄🎅🏼❄️🥰

[@rosietass7988]

😊

[@jennyciardullo435]

Thanks for sharing the recipe they look amazing, must try to make them

[@moomoopuppy508]

Icing sugar has a bindind agent such as corn starch. My childhood friend who lived next door whose family was from Sicily had a grandmother who always baked cookies for Christmas. She would always give us a plate of various homebaked cookies.

[@lucyrodrigues4315]

Thank you nonna for sharing your recipe I Love ❣ these almond cookies had these growing up with our Italian neighbors will be making this for Christmas God bless you 🤗

[@pinagagliano3928]

They look delicious. Did you ever try scooping the dough with an ice cream scoop?

[@freda7922]

thank you thank you looks so yummy I can't wait to make it I love almond cookie God bless you all love you all I am a proud grandma I love everybody I feel like you're my sister and your children are my children God bless all of you please stay safe these days I said God is great God is great amen

[@nonnapinassiciliancucina]

Great job ! Happy that you have a zia in Toronto , your show inspired me to record my moms recipe’s

[@NonnaPaolone]

Great. I just watched your Sausage video because i literally video taped my dad doing sausages yesterday. We basically did the same, but my dad didn't add the wine. He should have added them wine. Next time.

[@nonnapinassiciliancucina]

Yes ! In Toronto , January is the month to make sausage, salami, capicolo, prosciutto , anything pork goes on sales after new year ! The weather is ideal to cure meat in the cantina ( cellar)

[@mikeansley254]

Thank you!!!

[@marianunes6905]

I love these recipe,and the family god bless you all .Thank you im going to cook theses cookies.bjs

[@conchitavaldemont6599]

It looks very nice, how many cookies can we obtain with this recipe? the cocoa change the flavor of the cookie? as well, I saw many Amaretti recipe with just the whites of the egg, putting the complete egg it make more nutritious cookie? or what it's the reason or you don't know. Thank you for sharing this delicious recipe!!

[@grandmalove6606]

Yehhhhhhhhhh Wow yummy yummy I’m gonna make it today God bless you all Q thank you and God bless you all I can’t wait to make it stay safe wherever you all are God bless you and your family amen ✝️🙏🥇✝️🙏🌹💐🌹🙏✝️🥇🥇

[@maria.diiorio7001]

Great amaretti I will sure I going to make

[@grandmalove6606]

Thank you thank you I love your video your cookie today I am going to make it God bless you all your family and all the people around the world amen🥰👏🥇✝️🙏✝️🥇✝️🥇✝️🙏🥇💝❤️🌹🌹💐🌹💐🌹

[@lostinmyspace4910]

If almonds are expensive, go to Cosco or Sams Club and buy a large bag, I think 7 or 10 dollars. Make your own almond flour, and whole almonds to garnish from the same bag..

[@evasuritno834]

Thank you Nonna....to show how to cook this cookies👍👍❤️🙏😘

[@gloriagibney3085]

I love this ❤️

[@eugeniustheodidactus8890]

Made my own almond meal with a food processor. The mixture must be dry enough to keep the cookie shape from melting flat while baking. I need to try an *adult* batch with Amaretto. This recipe should adapt easily for making *anisette* cookies.

[@patriciacaiola2256]

These look good. I am in Montreal, I will try these for Christmas. Do I really have to put coco? If I don’t, will they still turn out good? Thank you for posting.

[@rosietass7988]

Hello did you try these cookies

[@jamiebardhi377]

Bravo ❤

[@Bmaki539]

Are the Almonds cooked or not cooked even the ones used on top?

[@frankcaccamo3568]

Bewdiful ❤ family ❤

[@eugeniustheodidactus8890]

Very delicious! Just a bit concerned about the *EGG* which may not be cooked enough at 10 - 12 minutes.

[@mariaacalandra3764]

Can u use almond flour instead of almonds?

[@DRUMMERCALL]

Instead of grated almonds, Can store bought ‘Almond Flour’ be used?

[@lostinmyspace4910]

You can get almond flour by putting almonds in a food processor and grind away. Perfect. Just like homemade breadcrumbs.

[@countryrose763]

I didnt roast mine

[@annmariejones12110]

Why would you use toasted almond they would be so bitter do it the right way and don't waste your roasted almonds get the ones with almond doing which is much cheaper ask the bakery in the store to grind them for you just add a couple spoons of coco powder the ARE just as expensive as recipe you make with a whole butter

[@lostinmyspace4910]

@@annmariejones12110 I meant to say toasted whole raw almonds in a fry pan for a few minutes. Let them cool, then put the whole almonds in a food processor nd grind away. Much cheaper using whole raw almonds.

[@norberttietjen6506]

@@annmariejones12110 , what is exactly COCO ? I am in Germany and that doesn’t exist here . Is it coconut and chocolate mixed up ? It must be an american invention because original Italians don’t use such a thing .

[@eyes2see438]

@@norberttietjen6506Coco is chocolate made into powder. There is no sugar in it. Bakers use it to make hot chocolate add sugar. Chocolate sauce, and cakes.

[@gloriagibney3085]

Beautiful 💯

[@Rye_d_baker]

Super easy delicious amaretties must try half of the recipe

[@reenzetto]

Your ingredient list says 6 cups grated almonds but you say 5 cups in the video?

[@cherylpassero3630]

Great job you make it look so easy .

[@christinaperfetto5766]

Deliziosi una ricetta perfetta.Grazie

[@rosietass7988]

Hello do you grate almonds with the peel

[@maryamsanati8337]

u use egg yolk in amaretti ??? !!! all the recipe i've seen all use egg white

[@rosannacuzzolino9455]

Can I freeze the cookies?

[@NonnaPaolone]

Yes, Nonna always freezes her cookies

[@countryrose763]

Please put size of bag of icing sugar. Some people-buy at bulk food stores so dont know how much is in bag. Tx

[@ilse3887]

Out here there are only little cans of icing sugar....no bags!!

[@countryrose763]

@@ilse3887 oh wow. So different areas have different sizes. Thats why important to say how much.

[@countryrose763]

How many cups in a bag of icing sugar. Different locations have different sizes

[@ilse3887]

Bake at 350 ° F?? Or celsius???What is that at celcius???

[@aminaelsadr947]

Icing sugar is the same as powdered sugar.

[@telias1528]

Can use almond flour?

[@سالمالتميمي-ظ1ي]

Lovely family

[@lostinmyspace4910]

icing sugar and powered sugar...it's the same thing...You can make your own powered sugar by putting granular sugar into a food processor and grind away. There's no secret to getting almond flour or icing sugar.

[@countryrose763]

Didnt know that about icingsugar. Thanks

[@tinapani6838]

@@countryrose763 Store bought icing sugar is mixed with starch so it doesn't melt on top of the cookies when it's baking

[@AbottNCostello]

Recipe list says 6 cups of ground almonds. You used 5. So it's 5 ?

[@mariafurtado7427]

👍🇵🇹

[@helenarego4006]

😍😘♥️

[@annmariejones12110]

HI GUYS I AM A GOOD BAKER I FOLLOWED IT TO A TEE THEY TASTE AMAZING EXCEPT THEY CAME LIKE PAN CAKES WHY I NEED TO know WHY THEY COST A FORTUNE

[@efazsiddiqi454]

One each, seriously

[@Patt12]

You need a blender not a grater to mix the almond Plus too much noise

[@lindacarrino2479]

Potreste mettere la traduzione???

[@anthonybonello2661]

No help from the lady only to eat but she is nice

[@alfredovelez203]

Nonna we a Video.....

[@arlettehohener6438]

Das sind KEINE RICHTIGE Amaretti🤷‍♀️❗️ Ich seh 😱nirgends den😋Amaretto (Likör❗️)😢