Amaretto Cookies | Amaretto - more than just a drink!


	Amaretto Cookies "Amaretto, more than just a drink!" Amaretto cookies are easy to make. This Italian cookie recipe has been around forever. The only thing that makes this take a little longer is waiting for the dough to chill. So have a shot of amaretto while you are waiting. Or pour some in your coffee. The wait will go by a little smoother :-) Growing up in an Italian American home, there was a bottle of amaretto around the house. As a kid I always associated amaretto with the grandmas an "old people". And now, I have a bottle in my house... Hmmm. What does that say? There are a couple of questions annswered below about this recipe, and a few "extra" things that you can do with it. Amaretto Cookies Plain and Simple YIELD - Makes 3 dozen amaretto cookies Ingredients: * 2 1/2 cup all-purpose flour * 1 cup sugar * 1 egg * 1 cup sweet butter, softened * 1 tsp. baking powder * 2 1/2 Tbsp. amaretto * Colored sugars (optional) Procedure * Combine all ingredients, except the colored sugar (it's an option). * Beat at low speed, scraping side often, until well mixed. * Cover and chill until dough is firm enough to roll out. * Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Roll out 1/2 of the dough on floured surface. * Cut with cookie cutter (I used 1 inch). * Sprinkle on sugar and bake 6 to 10 minutes, until edges are lightly browned. * Cool and decorate. What is amaretto? It's an Italian liqueur that was only recently imported in the US (1960's). It's sweet and tastes like almonds. Can I substitute the amaretto and just use almond flavoring? Absolutely! Do I have to use a 1 inch cookie cutter? Nope, use whatever you want. Just keep the dough thin enough if you choose a larger cookie cutter. You want to make sure it cooks evenly. Watch till golden, then take out of oven. Can I add frosting on top? Sure, it's your recipe. This is just the cookie itself, plain and simple. No reason you can't add to it. Do I have to use butter? Always and forever! Butter is a real dairy product. Shortening and margarine are scary chemicals. Please don't add toxic waste to these beautiful cookies. Do I have to use SWEET butter? YUP! Do NOT substitute salted butter! You will be mad at yourself for a week. I accidentally did that. The cookies were so bad my cats ate them! Want to use amaretto in more Italian dessert recipes? Worried that big bottle of amaretto would sit alone and decay in the pantry? DON'T EVEN think twice about that! Amaretto Sour Drink Recipe Peach Cake With Amaretto Sticky and GOOOOOOOD! 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Ok, not MASSIVE amounts. But I do have to finish off the evening meal with a little sweet something. When I was a kid my health conscience mother would ration my Halloween candy. Her mantra was, "white sugar will kill you". But my Italian grandma always told me, "Everybody needs a little bit of sugar." :-) So, to get my October Halloween sugar fix I will make the traditional Italian cookie recipe, Venetian Bones of the Dead. Italians make these for the Day of the Dead on November 2nd. So - hey, our holiday in America - Halloween is the closest. So - while the neighborhood is slamming down a bunch of gross mass produced candy on October 31st, I'll have a real goodie. Oh yeah, I'll have to post it too! (Eventually!) You know how it is. Work. Kids. Clean. Cook. I'll see if Bones Of The Dead is in my grandma's first recipe file she started when she married in 1932. Most of the recipes on my site came from her influence. If they aren't in her file - then I got them from her friends. And the remainder I experimented with adapting her style. I hope she looks down and smiles this Halloween. Lisa Would you like to share this page? You know how to do it! Thanks for sharing the sugar love! Contact Me Privacy Policy About
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