italian cookie?

Question

I have been searching for this cookie recipe for a long time. This cookie is in every Italian bakery. It is made either like a round cookie with a cherry put on the top in the center or sometimes made like a flat log that one side is dipped in chocolate. They also use the long cookie and put two together with a jelly between them and then dip one end in chocolate. I hope I am explaining this well enough that you will understand. I know the recipe is just a basic cookie recipe but I have had no luck. Someone had told me to buy a cookie cookbook that a woman that had owned an Italian bakery had written and that it was in it. It was not the right recipe which I found out after I purchased the book. I would so much appreciate anyone that has this recipe and is willing to pass it on. Thanks so much

Answer 1

Looked around I found this one:
NGREDIENTS

* 7 egg whites
* 2 1/2 cups white sugar
* 2 pounds ground almonds
* 2 tablespoons almond extract
* 1 cup chopped almonds
* 1/3 cup granulated sugar for decoration

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Beat egg whites and sugar until fluffy. Add the ground almond and almond extract, mixing well. Shape dough into walnut sized balls, roll in sugar and put a piece of almond or candied cherry on top.
3. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees F) until firm. Bottom should be light brown.

Answer 2

Sorry Linda, don't know which specific cookie it is. It could be a version of a couple different ones. Below is a google of Italian Cookie Recipes -- there are a lot, but maybe you can find one really close. Good Luck and Merry Christmas!!

http://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=A0geutm1FotFLOEAk4ZXNyoA?p=italian+cookie+recipes&prssweb=Search&ei=UTF-8&fr=b1ie7&x=wrt

Answer 3

brilliant pmsl 10/10 x