Brutti ma buoni, almond hazelnut cookies
Small, Italian almond-based cakes, made with almonds, hazelnuts, powdered sugar, and whipped egg whites. They have a crispy exterior and a soft, tender in…
These “ugly but good” biscuits, made with hazelnuts and almonds, are a traditional Italian treat. They are prepared without flour or butter.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time20 min
- Cook time15 min
- Total35 min
- DifficultyEasy
- CostBudget
- Cooking methodOven baking
- Estimated cost$9.04 $0.60 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
- Vegetarian
- Gluten-free
- Low lactose
Ingredients
people
- $1.13
- $2.30
- $4.41
- $1.20
Prices from US supermarkets for 3 of 4 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- Finely chop the hazelnuts and almonds. ≈ 8 min
- Whip the egg whites to stiff peaks. ≈ 10 min
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the whipped cream, powdered sugar, hazelnuts, and almonds, and mix well. ≈ 4 min
- Place small pyramids of dough, about a few centimeters in diameter, on a baking sheet, spacing them out. ≈ 3 min
- Bake for approximately 15 minutes.
- Let the small cakes cool completely.
The bill
Brutti ma buoni, almond hazelnut cookies
- 300 g of powdered sugar$1.13
- 250 g of almonds$2.30
- 250 g of hazelnuts$4.41
- 3 egg whites$1.20
Total$9.04
that's $0.60 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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