There are a thousand names for the same recipe, the Lady’s Kiss with Amaretti is no exception. Some call them Good Night Kisses, for some they are Lady’s Kisses, for others Amaretti Kisses, and then there are those who call them simply Amaretti Cookies. The Home Pastry World won’t be offended if I prefer the name Lady’s Kiss. It seems very romantic, ancient to me. The Good Night Kiss I don’t mind, it reassures me to think of such a sweet dessert after a tiring day at the office or at home with the kids, among the thousand things we do every day.
How is a Recipe Passed Down? Have you ever thought about it? Most of the time, it’s grandmothers, mothers, cookbooks, cooking shows on TV, then recipe websites, there are so many ways now to do it. But I’m an old-fashioned type, quite ancient. I still like talking to people, imagine that. So even when I’m at work, I can get acquainted with clients, and I have several ladies who now come to my checkout to take the opportunity to greet me. So on Sunday, during my cashier shift, I discovered this recipe. In the video recipe for the Lady’s Kiss with Amaretto, Nutella, and Mascarpone that you find below the first photo, I explain it well. Basically, this kind lady explained that she had guests for dinner and had to prepare this sweet that now characterizes her dinners. Everyone expects it and everyone wants it. She explained that it’s a recipe passed down to her by a friend from Marostica, near Vicenza. This friend calls them Leopolda Cookies, surely the name comes from a Lady who made them in that area. She also explained that the best amaretti to use are Vicenzi, that is, the most famous Italian Amaretto. She then added ‘with these, you’ll see that they are spectacular, they don’t soak too much and stay crispy’. So, having explained the recipe quickly, I noted the ingredients and bought them as soon as my shift ended to prepare this new recipe the next day.
This is what I love about cooking, it’s an equal world, a world where secrets aren’t hidden, but instead, people are proud to share them with others to pass on tastes, flavors, and sweetness. When I see the kind lady again, I will thank her for her simple and small gesture of sharing.
Now let’s move on to the list of ingredients needed to prepare the Amaretti Kisses with Nutella, Mascarpone, and coconut. I invite you to make them, try them, and then pass them on to someone, you can choose a neighbor, a relative, a child, but don’t stop this sweet chain of cookies. Lady Leopolda might be disappointed.
Below you will also find other cookie recipes on the blog, since you’re buying coconut flour, I’ll leave you two other recipes you can make with this ingredient. Try the Recipe for Vegan Coconut Cookies simple and quick to prepare, extremely fragrant and delicious. Each link will take you directly to the recipe on my cooking blog.
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- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Economical
- Rest time: 1 Hour
- Preparation time: 5 Minutes
- Portions: 50 lady's kisses with coconut
- Cooking methods: No cooking
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
- Energy 96.23 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 11.77 (g) of which sugars 2.97 (g)
- Proteins 1.42 (g)
- Fat 4.63 (g) of which saturated 1.16 (g)of which unsaturated 1.06 (g)
- Fibers 2.06 (g)
- Sodium 56.45 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 15 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients for Lady’s Kiss with Amaretti
- 1 package amaretti (in my case Vicenzi)
- 1 tablespoon Nutella® (generous, in my case hazelnut and milk spread)
- 1 tablespoon mascarpone (generous)
- 1 cup coffee (about 5 oz, in my case cappuccino instant coffee)
- to taste coconut flour
5 ingredients, the Fantastic 5 ingredients needed for this recipe. A delicious Dessert made in a short time with very few ingredients, it couldn’t be easier! I didn’t sweeten the coffee, in my case it was an instant cappuccino made with the kettle. I’m not a fan of sugar and there’s already a lot in the amaretti, so I decided not to sweeten the coffee. Feel free to do so if you like. I recommend trying it the first time without sugar.
Another thing to point out, the coffee. It must be cold, so make it early in the morning or even the night before if you don’t have time.
Tools to prepare the Lady’s Kiss with Amaretti
- 1 Bowl
- 2 Plates
- 1 Spoon
- 1 Tray
- 1 Coffee maker
- 1 Refrigerator
In the list of tools, I indicated the coffee maker since most people have a machine at home. You can make the coffee with a moka pot or use, like I did, instant coffee that is diluted with hot kettle water. In all three cases, prepare a cup of about 5 oz and let it cool completely. On Tuesday, in fact, it was the first thing I did when I woke up. The coffee must be cold so as not to cause problems during the preparation of this recipe.
Steps for the Lady’s Kiss with Amaretti Recipe
As you have surely guessed and realized, the recipe doesn’t require cooking, so we won’t need an oven or stove to make this sweet with nutella and mascarpone. Think of the joy for our bills. The recipe steps are few, it’s more about assembling ingredients to create these small and delicious bites of cookies. Let’s start the preparation of the Amaretti Kisses by making the coffee. As already indicated, it’s the first thing to do, in time and to your taste. I’ve explained that you can make the coffee with a moka pot, coffee machine, or with instant coffee like in my case. I also specified that I didn’t add sugar.
Once the coffee is made, let it cool completely.
Then let’s move on to preparing the cream. I chose a jar of hazelnut and milk spread, but you can easily use Nutella. Take a bowl and work with a spoon or a spatula a generous tablespoon of Nutella with an equally generous tablespoon of mascarpone. Create a smooth cream without lumps.
Now place all the tools and ingredients needed to proceed with the recipe in front of you. Arrange the coconut flour on a plate, prepare a tray to place the amaretti kisses to then put in the refrigerator. Pour the coffee into a shallow dish that allows you to easily dip the amaretti. My advice is to first prepare all the kisses, then dip them in the coffee and then in the flour. This way you don’t waste coconut flour that will stick unnecessarily to your fingers every time. In the video recipe, I explain this step well, so as not to waste time and ingredients.
Let’s prepare the Leopolda Kisses, take a cookie, and spread a thread of Nutella and mascarpone cream on the flat base of the cookie with the tip of a knife. Then take another cookie and create the kiss. Gradually place the lady’s kisses on a flat plate. Once the cookies are finished, it’s time to quickly dip them in the coffee and then pass them in the coconut flour. You shouldn’t leave them too long in the coffee or they might fall apart. This step is also clearly visible in the video recipe.
Gradually arrange the cookies on the tray we set aside and then put the lady’s kisses in the refrigerator to rest for at least an hour. The Lady’s Advice: the longer they rest in the fridge, the better they are. Keep in mind that I make them in the morning to serve them after dinner, they become amazing. I followed the lady’s advice and made them in the morning, and we enjoyed them in the evening after dinner, and they were really phenomenal. My colleagues at work appreciated them, even those who don’t usually like amaretti. Imagine that!!!
Now that I’ve passed on the recipe for Lady’s Kisses with Coconut, I just have to remind you that I await you every day here in the kitchen of Bea’s Recipes with lots of easy and delicious recipes like this one! I wish you good appetite!!!
Storage and Variations
You can store the Lady’s Kiss Cookies in the refrigerator, closed in a container with a lid, for a few days. The lady told me the limit is two days, I didn’t have the time to test this advice, we finished them before!
The variations you can make are numerous, I’ll mention just a few. If you don’t like coconut flour, you can replace it with pistachio flour or almond flour. You can eliminate the Nutella and make them with a pistachio cream or white chocolate. You can also eliminate the mascarpone if you want. But at this point, know that you are preparing another recipe.
Often you write to me: I tried your recipe but I removed this, added this, and removed that. What remains of my recipe, in the end? Have you ever wondered? Try the Lady’s Kiss with Amaretti as I propose it first and then maybe move on to experimenting with this recipe.
