Must-Try Pine Nut Recipes - Pine Nut Cookies.

Pine Nut Cookies.

Delicious cookies with pine nuts are sure to appeal to lovers of moderate sweetness: you won’t find a lot of sugar, chocolate filling, or glaze in this recipe. (Of course, you can always add your flavor to the cookies, experiment with vanilla and cinnamon, or dip them in chocolate—we’ll cover just the basic recipe here.)

For pine nut cookies, you need: 

• 1 egg white, 3 yolks
• 1/4 tsp vanilla
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 tsp grated lemon or orange zest
• A glass of pine nuts or less, to one’s liking
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 200g unsalted butter (if you’re using salted butter, cross out 1/4 tsp. salt in the dough from the recipe)
• 1/2 cup flour

To the cooking: 

1. Mix salt and flour sifted through a sieve in a deep bowl.
2. Slightly heat the butter in a water bath to soften it.  Add sugar to the butter and grind the mixture with a fork until the consistency is smooth.
3. Add vanilla, zest, and 3 egg yolks to the butter.
4. Beat the mixture.
5. Slowly pour the butter and egg mixture into the flour, beating it thoroughly with a whisk (don’t let any lumps form.)
6. In a separate bowl, beat the egg white.
7. Roll small dough balls and dip one part of the ball into egg white and then into nuts. This way, the pine nuts will stick firmly to the cookies.
8. Lay the cookies on the baking sheet covered with parchment paper and bake until golden brown.

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*Allergies, Moderation, and Health Safety*

Please note! Though being an everyday food, nuts fall into the category of products that can be dangerous to your health if you’re not careful enough. Most people know they have a nut allergy, but if unsure, try eating a single nut/pine seed to check your body's reaction. In people allergic to nuts of any kind, their immune system treats the nut proteins as a possible threat and reacts negatively to them.

The signs pointing that you may be allergic to nuts are the following symptoms: 

• Hives or rash on your skin;
• Swollen lips and the feeling of tightness in your throat;
• Runny nose;
• Nausea, vomiting or unpleasant sensations/pain in your stomach.

If you spot any of these symptoms, avoid eating nuts or foods containing them. It’s also important to check if children have a nut allergy before letting them eat any nut-containing food. 

In cases when the allergic reaction seems severe, call for an ambulance or go to the nearest ER