Amaretti cookies are a type of Italian cookie that I first made way back in 2006 or 2007. I was studying geology in Kolkata and my sister was pursuing her medical post-graduation in Delhi. I used to miss her a lot. Often I would feel like feeding her all my baked goodies as she has always been my biggest cheerleader and a professional level bowl licker! The distance between us made it difficult, but not entirely impossible.
Amaretti Cookies
Birthday Surprise
It was her birthday and I wanted to send her something personalised! I made a batch of amaretti cookies, made my mother buy airtight plastic containers, packed the cookies and made a beeline for the nearest courier shop. It was my first experience of sending something by courier and the entire process made me pretty happy.
Joy of Little Things
This time around,I made these amaretti cookies nearly 14 years later, and they brought back a lot of nostalgia. Along with nostalgia came the feeling that I was a totally different person back then and how much time has changed my perspectives.
Happiness back then was simpler for me despite having much lesser material wealth than now. I was very content and had a single minded focus of reading my beloved books, studying and trying to do my best in anything I did .
Books used to give me a lot of happiness. They still do now, but back then I could totally immerse myself in a book, which I find difficult to do now. It takes me quite a bit of time and concentration to really delve into a book now. But once I do, there is no holding me back! Also one major difference in myself I feel is that I seem to have lost the shiney eyed feeling that hope gives in life. I guess the years have made me pretty jaded. One thing is still unchanged though.
Doing little things for people make me happy. I do them without any expectation of reciprocation. Deciding what to gift somebody for their birthday, planning what to bake for little ones, is a source of huge happiness for me and gives that warm fuzzy feeling.I still love to feed people.It is an expression of love for people I care about.
3 ingredients of Amaretti Cookies
This amaretti cookie recipe has only three ingredients i.e almond flour, egg whites and sugar. Though it might seem simple, it took me a bit of time to figure out the exact temperature and time of baking. But it turned out to be pretty tasty. The cookie recipe is given in the video below.
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I love amaretti biscuits/cookies — they so go well with a good cup of coffee. This recipe sounds great; I’ve never tried making them before but it sounds like I could give it a try!
Feeding people makes me happy too! So I can totally understand where you’re coming from. The cookies look delicious.
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I love amaretti biscuits/cookies — they so go well with a good cup of coffee. This recipe sounds great; I’ve never tried making them before but it sounds like I could give it a try!
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Ameritti cookies sounds delicious. You make me want to try this recipe. Thank you for sharing.