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Lazzaroni Amaretti di Saronno - 1 lb tin |  | Brand: Lazzaroni
Category: Grocery
Buy New: $24.95
as of 7/28/2010 15:45 CDT details
New (2) from $24.95
Seller: Ditalia
Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 24502
Country: Italy
Media: Misc.
Size: 16 ounce
UPC: 748568908269
EAN: 0748568908269
ASIN: B0001FQVMK
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| • | The famous and original Amaretti di Saronno | | • | Elegant, Traditional Red Tin | | • | Perfect Gift and Decoration! |
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Product Description
Amaretti di Saronno cookies go perfect with coffee, fine wine and after dinner liqeurs. According to legend, almost three centuries ago, the Cardinal of Milan unexpectedly visited the town of Saronno in Italy. To honor him, two young lovers, Giuseppe and Osolina, quickly baked up a mixture of sugar, apricot kernels, and egg whites, creating crisp, airy cookies with an unusual bittersweet flavor which they wrapped in pairs to symbolize their love. The Cardinal was delighted and blessed the young couple, who married and lived happily ever after. Since 1718 this ancient and secret recipe has been preserved by the Lazzaroni family. Unwrap a legend and begin your own happy ending. Try them crumbled over almost any dessert and you can get really adventurous by making a tiramisu cake with the cookies. Presented in the recognizable and distinct red tin.
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 Too sweet to buy without flying paper trick April 26, 2010
Good2Go
Like another reviewer, I am disappointed that as of 2010, the wrappers no longer float up into the air when lit. In fact, I've written this review only because we had gotten some for a 60th birthday dinner party we hosted and were curious why they didn't work.
The cookies themselves are light in texture, flavorful (very...H-bomb department), and crunchy. But they are so sweet your molars will explode on contact.
To many people these are good things. But since I do not like extreme sweetness, I'm not one of them. Too bad, because the texture is very nice. Anyway, you folks who are averse to sugary stuff should stick to your favorite biscotti.
We would serve these cookies on the side with the "main" dessert, exclusively on special occasions when we wanted to do the delightful little trick with the wrappers. Without that ability, we have no reason to buy the cookies.
 The Best March 10, 2010
D. Holmes
When you are thinking of making the creamy, rum-scented dessert, Biscuit Tortoni, these are the very best almond cookies to crush up into the mix. They are not readily available in my local stores, so I was delighted to find them through Amazon.
amaretyummy cookies January 8, 2010
camaikman
great cookies to nibble with coffee and the tin keeps them in great shape during transport.
Red Tin, Wrapped Pairs December 10, 2009
C. Adamson (Annandale, VA USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
These come in the famous red tin -- see my customer photo. The current Amazon picture is incorrect -- it shows the "window-box" packaging, which is not what this item is.
The cookies inside are the full size Amaretti Di Saronno cookies, wrapped in pairs in the crinkly parchment paper. (These are not the small "Amarettini" cookies with the "-ini" at the end. Those come in the "tall" tin.)
Absolutely love these cookies. They are delicious with red wine. We get some each year during the Holiday season. Year after year, these are delicious as ever.
I cannot comment on whether it is still possible to light the wrappers on fire (a complaint in other reviews). I have not tried this since I was 15 years old, which was a LONG time ago.
The perfect Amaretti cookies October 17, 2009
LK (Commack, NY)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
These Amaretti are the perfect balance of crunchy and chewy, sweet and bitter. If you are using Amaretti in a recipe, then any brand would be fine, but if you are serving them plain, spring for the Lazzaroni because they have the best taste and texture.
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