Vegan Italian amaretti cookies are an eggless version of the Italian amaretti. They are soft and chewy on the inside and a touch crispy on the outside!
Prep Time50 minutesmins
Bake Time20 minutesmins
Total Time1 hourhr10 minutesmins
Keyword: amaretti cookies, Vegan Amaretti Cookies
Servings: 35-40 cookies
Calories: 80kcal
Author: Lainey
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Ingredients
2 ½cups/240g blanched almond flour
6tablespoons/45g powdered sugar
⅔cup/130g granulated sugar
½cup/120ml aquafabaliquid drained from about 1 can
¼teaspoon/1g salt
1teaspoon/2g lemon zest
1tablespoon/15ml amaretto liqueur
Powdered sugar to coat cookiesabout 1 cup/115g
Instructions
Combine almond flour, powdered sugar, and granulated sugar in a medium bowl. Sift or whisk to break up any clumps and evenly distribute.
In a large metal or glass bowl beat aquafaba with salt using electric beaters or a stand mixer on medium high speed until soft peaks form, about 5 minutes.
Gently stir in lemon zest. Fold in almond flour mixture until completely combined.
Stir in amaretto. The dough will be sticky and soft, but possible to form into a ball.
Cover the dough and chill for at least 30 minutes, longer if it is a warm day. Then preheat oven to 325°F and line baking sheets with parchment or silicon baking sheets.
Once dough is chilled, place powdered sugar for coating in a small bowl, and using a teaspoon, scoop heaping amount of the dough (about 2 tsp balls) and roll between your hands until a ball forms.
Douse dough ball in powdered sugar until completely coated:
Place at least 2”/5cm apart on prepared baking sheets and repeat with the remaining dough.
Place baking sheet on a rack in the up ⅓ of the oven – the bottoms are prone to over cooking. Bake for 18-20 minutes, or until golden brown under the sugar.*
Allow to cool on the baking sheet for at least 5 minutes before moving to a cooling rack to cool completely.
Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days.
Notes
*If you are baking 2 sheets at once, keep them in the upper portion of the oven as much as possible. Switch positions of the baking sheets at about 12 minutes of baking. Baking multiple sheets at once may cause baking to take longer.