Episode #53 - We're Making A Shortcut Recipe For Bocconotti Cookies w/ Italian Grandmother Zia Nicky

Episode #53 – ‎Today we are still in Toronto, Canada learning how to make an easier and faster version of Italian Bocconotti Cookies. If you watched Episode #38, Nonna Paolone‬ taught us how how to make Bocconotti Cookies from SCRATCH. It’s a lot of work and takes a lot of time. For those people who love making cookies, but don’t have the time to make them… this version is perfect for you. My Zia Nicky has the secret shortcut recipe that we like to call “Woodbridge Style” Bocconotti Cookies. Nonna and her sisters love to make these cookies for special events like a Wedding, Baptism, Communion or Confirmation. Bocconotti means “Tiny Bites” in Italian. These tiny bites are the best tasting and best looking Italian cookies and will be gone as soon as you serve them. Watch to get the step by step instructions on how you can make them for your special occasion. One important ingredient that Nonna and Zia Nicky always adds to their recipe is cooking with their hearts. So, be sure when you make this you do it with all your heart. Enjoy!

INGREDIENTS:

– 4 Boxes Of Tenderflakes Mini Tart Shells (18 in each box)

– 12 Egg White

– 3 Cups (600g) of Almonds (Grated)

– 2 Cups (550g) of Sugar

– 3 Squares of bittersweet chocolate

– ½ Lemon Zest – Powdered/Icing Sugar

Pre-heat oven at 375 Degrees

INSTRUCTIONS:

– Mix all dry ingredients

– Beat egg whites

– Mix a bit at a time with egg whites

– PreHeat Oven and cook at 375 degrees

– Bake until golden brown (20-25 min)