It’s Christmas cookie 3 of 12!

Pignoli have become a holiday tradition around here.
Made (almost exclusively) with pine nuts and almond paste, it wouldn’t be prudent to make them year-round.

But, if there was ever a time for opulence, it’s the holidays. So, here we go!

These babies are positively encrusted in pine nuts. Not only that, but I amped up the luxe factor by adding actual ground pine nuts to the dough.

Did I mention how sumptuous these cookies are?

As I was whizzing the nuts in the food processor, I noticed they gave off a lemony aroma. So, I augmented that by adding a little lemon zest. The perfect flavor complement, if I may say so myself.

Oh, and by the way, these cookies just so happen to be one of my wheat-free varieties, for all my wheat-avoidant friends out there!

So come on by my holiday pop-ups for my limited- edition pignoli cookies. A rarefied delight!