To make Giudice's pignoli cookies, start by preheating your oven to 350°F. Next, use a hand mixer to break up 16 ounces of almond paste and place it in a large bowl. Add one cup of granulated ...

Pignoli cookies are soft, chewy, and utterly almondy. The price tag might seem a little high, but there’s a reason for that too. The ingredients are almond paste, sugar, egg whites, and pine nuts.

Mix almond paste and sugar until sandy texture ... bag and squeeze out onto baking tray with pan liner. Top with Italian pignoli nuts. Bake at 320* for 12 minutes cool to room temperature.

The best part? According to the RHONJ star, you only need four ingredients to make them: pine nuts, eggs, almond paste, and sugar. Giudice has long been associated with food and cooking, from the many ...