WebBrutti Ma Buoni – Italian Hazelnut Cookies Servings 15 cookies Author Natalie Ingredients For the dough: 150 grams of roasted and peeled hazelnuts 165 …
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The most basic Brutti ma Buoni cookies contain egg whites, sugar (either regular or confectioner’s sugar), and nuts. (Usually, you will see hazelnuts, almonds, a combo of the two, or sometimes even walnuts.)
The recipe is based on a simple Italian cookie called Brutti Ma Buoni, literally “ugly but good”. Katrin made a few switches to bring us a low carb and gluten free recipe for these wonderful Italian hazelnut cookies! With 0.4 grams of net carbs per cookie, they are the perfect guilt-free indulgence.
Just like this family recipe for Mostaccioli, these Brutti ma Buoni cookies are a great addition to your platter of Italian Christmas cookies. Apparently, the first person to come up with the genius idea of adding nuts to a meringue-based cookie was a pastry chef in the region of Lombardi in 1878.
Check out a few of these other favorites: Low Carb Peanut Butter Cookies with coconut flour are only 2 net carbs per cookie, so they’re a great way to satisfy your sweet tooth on keto! Keto Cream Cheese Cookies are made with almond and coconut flour.