Pinolate (cookie) explained

Pinolate
Country:	Italy
Region:	Campania Liguria Umbria^[1] ^[2] ^[3]
Type:	Macaroon
Main Ingredient:	Almond paste, pine nuts^[4]

Pinolate (pronounced as /it/) or pignolate (pronounced as /it/) are a type of cookie originating in Neapolitan, Genovese and Umbrian cuisine.^{[5] [6] [7]} They are popular in all of southern Italy, and in Sicilian communities in the United States.^[8]

The cookies are light golden color and studded with golden pine nuts (pinoli in Italian). Made with almond paste and egg whites, they are moist, soft and chewy.^{[9] [10] [11]}

Pinolate are a popular Italian holiday treat, especially at Christmas. Because both almond paste and pine nuts are relatively expensive and these cookies use substantial amounts of both, it is a luxury food.^[12]

Being essentially an almond macaroon, pinolate belong to a type known as "amaretto".^[13]

See also

• List of Italian desserts and pastries
• List of almond dishes

Notes and References

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