Almond Paste Cookies

If you are a fan of an almond flavored dessert you must love Almond Paste Cookies. I do! They are packed with almond flavor, have a chewy center and crisp edges baked to perfection. The best part of this recipe is there are only three ingredients. That’s it. THREE! Or maybe the best part is that they are GLUTEN FREE. A sweet treat just doesn’t get easier than this one.

Almond paste cookies are GlutenFree?

Yes. Yes they are. When you have a recipe that comes together this easy with these three GLUTEN FREE ingredients how can you not take 20 minutes and bake tonights after dinner treat?

I did not grow up eating almond paste cookies but if my mom had known how easy they were to make I am sure I would have. Again, I am going to say if you are an almond lover then this amazing cookie is for you. They have the most amazing texture. That chewy center is addictive and they are a little like potato chips. I dare you to eat just one.

This post will be short and sweet…they are quick, they are easy, they are GLUTEN FREE and they are the perfect sweet.

Let’s do it.

Step by step.

almond paste cookie ingredients — Three simple ingredients.

almond paste bits — Break almond paste into small bits.

almond paste bits with we ingredients — Toss in your egg white and sugar.

almond paste cookie batter — Combine into a paste dough.

almond paste cookies on baking sheet — Pipe into star twrils. (Well what would you call them??)

brush cookies with egg white — Brush with egg white.

sprinkle tops with sugar — Sprinkle with a little sugar.

almond paste desserts — Bake until golden brown.

Ingredients

one 8oz. box of SOLO Almond Paste
1/2 cup sugar + 1 Tablespoon for sprinkling onto the top of unbaked cookies
1 extra large egg white + egg white to wash tops of unbaked cookies
slivered almonds (optional)
pearl sugar (optional)

Directions

Preheat oven to 325° and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
In a mini food processor, shred the almond paste (if you don’t have a mini food processor you can shred by hand or just break in to small peices).
Add egg white and sugar.
Process all three ingredients (or using a hand mixer to combine ingredients) until moist and tacky dough consistency.
Fill a piping bag with a large tip and pipe round cookies onto cookie sheet.
Brush with egg white, sprinkle with sugar, add three slivered almonds (and a little pearl sugar-optional)
Bake for 25-28 minutes until edges are golden brown.
Move parchment paper, with the cookies, on to a rack to cool. When completely cooled, peel off of parchment and ENJOY!