Pignolo
Alternative namesPanellets
TypeMacaroon
Place of originItaly
Region or stateCampania, Liguria, Umbria[1][2][3]
Main ingredientsAlmond paste, pine nuts[4]

Pignolo or pignoli, which in Italian are known by the names: 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]

The cookie 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; 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, this cookie is a luxury food.[12]

Being essentially an almond macaroon, this cookie belongs to a type known as "amaretto".[13]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Le Pinolate". La Pasticceria Di Chico.
  2. ↑ "Pinolate o pignolate genovesi". Giallo Zafferano.
  3. ↑ "Le Pinolate Umbre". La Cucina Di Esme.
  4. ↑ "Pignoli". Chowhound. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  5. ↑ "Le Pinolate". La Pasticceria Di Chico.
  6. ↑ "Pinolate o pignolate genovesi". Giallo Zafferano.
  7. ↑ "Le Pinolate Umbre". La Cucina Di Esme.
  8. ↑ "Pignoli Cookies". The Spruce Eats.
  9. ↑ "Italian Pignoli Cookies". Taste of Home.
  10. ↑ "Italian Pignoli Cookies". King Arthur Baking.
  11. ↑ Armao, Jo-Ann (2005-12-14). "Pignoli? George, I Finally Got It". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
  12. ↑ Elliott, Lorraine. "Santa's Little Helper: Pignoli Cookies". Not Quite Nigella. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
  13. ↑ Booth, Jessica (2018-12-11). "The Fascinating History Behind Your Favorite Holiday Cookies". Redbook. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
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