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roccoco napoletani cookies from cleveland cooking

Roccoco Napoletani

Roccoco Napoletani cookies are Italian Christmas cookies that warm you with their pisto spice blend! I'm sure this will be a favorite Christmas Cookie Recipe!
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 13 minutes
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Total Time: 43 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: Christmas cookies, cookie, italian cookie
Servings: 20 cookies
Calories: 87kcal

Ingredients

Dough:

  • 1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons of pisto blend recipe
  • 3/4 cup almond flour
  • Zest of one orange
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 1/2 cup slivered almonds
  • Roughly one cup of warm water.
  • 1 egg and 1 tablespoon of water mixed for egg wash.

Pisto Blend: (see notes)

  • 15 g of cinnamon
  • 5 g of ground white pepper
  • 5 g ground nutmeg
  • 5 g ground coriander
  • 5 g ground anise seed

Instructions

  • Grind all pisto ingredients together
  • Sift all purpose flour, sea salt, baking powder, pisto blend into the bowl of a stand mixer.
  • Add almond flour, orange zest, honey and slivered almonds and mix until combined.
  • Add warm water a little at a time until dough resembles playdough.
  • Turn dough out to a lightly floured surface. I rolled the dough out to four inch pieces and made the rings you see in the picture. I just felt that was a nice size. You can make them smaller or bigger but cooking times will vary.
  • Place the rings on a parchment lined cooking tray and coat with egg wash.
  • Bake at 350 for 13-14 minutes. The cookies should start to get golden brown on edges.

Video

Notes

The recipe for the pisto spice blend makes between 1/3 and 1/2 cup. Only 1 1/2 tablespoons are needed for the recipe. 
 

Nutrition

Serving: 20cookies | Calories: 87kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 0.4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.002g | Cholesterol: 8mg | Sodium: 39mg | Potassium: 43mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 15IU | Vitamin C: 0.4mg | Calcium: 31mg | Iron: 1mg
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