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Cookies with Pine Nuts and Chocolate

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Cookies with pine nuts and chocolate are delicious little balls, easy to make, characterized by an oil-based dough, rice flour, and type 1 flour.

I am a lover of less refined flours and indeed, I almost always use these types, but know that you can easily replace them with all-purpose or cake flour.

If you are a fan of homemade cookies do not miss these other recipes that I indicate immediately below:

  • Difficulty: Very easy
  • Cost: Economical
  • Rest time: 30 Minutes
  • Preparation time: 15 Minutes
  • Portions: 22 cookies
  • Cooking methods: Oven
  • Cuisine: Italian
  • Seasonality: All seasons

Ingredients

  • 2 eggs
  • sugar (60g (about 1/3 cup))
  • 1 pinch fine salt
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (or powdered vanilla)
  • A few drops lemon juice
  • vegetable oil (80g (about 1/3 cup))
  • type 1 flour (280g (about 2 1/4 cups))
  • rice flour (70g (about 1/2 cup))
  • as needed chocolate chips (for decoration I used mini chocolate chips)
  • as needed pine nuts (for decoration)

Tools

To make cookies with pine nuts and chocolate, no special tools are needed

Steps

Let’s see the main steps

  • In a container add the eggs and with a hand whisk or fork, beat them together with the sugar. Add the pinch of salt, oil, a few drops of lemon, vanilla, and mix all the ingredients well.

    Now incorporate also the two types of flour and the sifted baking powder. As I mentioned in the introduction, if you don’t like or are not used to using type 1 flour, replace it with all-purpose. If you use all-purpose, compared to type 1, you might need a few extra grams in the preparation. If while assembling the dough it seems a bit sticky, add a little more flour. I always adjust based on how the dough feels.

    Once the dough is made, let it rest in the fridge for about thirty minutes. If you’re in a hurry, you can also skip the fridge step.

  • Take the dough from the resting time and breaking off pieces, about the size of a walnut, roll them between your hands to form simple balls. On the surface, add chocolate chips and pine nuts in your desired amount.

    For me, toasted pine nuts are irresistible.

    Bake at 355°F (180°C), in a preheated ventilated oven, for about 15 minutes. The perfect time always depends on your oven.

Preservation of Cookies with Pine Nuts

The cookies keep for a few days, in a tin or airtight glass jar.

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bricciola

Hello, I'm Simona, and my page is called BriCciola in cucina, because I dedicated it to my mom and dad, who have called me that since I was little. I'm not a chef, and in my life, I've always dealt with completely different things, but cooking, along with dancing, has always been one of my great passions. However, my greatest inspiration came from the dishes prepared first by my grandmother and now by my mom. Here on my cooking blog, I'll guide you from appetizers to desserts, with recipes designed for a healthy and mindful lifestyle. Balanced dishes, carefully chosen ingredients, and lots of flavors, because eating well never means giving up pleasure. I love eating, but I also like taking care of my health, my family's health, and, in a way, the health of everyone who tries my recipes. That's why daily life should be rich in flavor, but always with a focus on healthy eating. Thank you, I look forward to seeing you.

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