Customer Reviews

Lazzaroni Amaretti, 16-Ounce Tin

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My first encounter with these darling little treats was while watching Everyday Italian on the Food Network starring Giada De Laurentiis, my favorite chef of the past few years. She crumbled them into deserts, coffees, made pumpkin ravioli with it, baked amaretti apples and always praised their magical taste. Upon finally purchasing a box myself I was blown away by the hypnotic and addictive taste of marzipan in these little gems.

Amaretti Cookies are packed as a pair, wrapped in wax paper with Italian writing and insignias, praising its originality. They are two small crackling cookies per wrapper and they are a crunchy shell of delight. The taste is strangely addictive, after having a few I couldn't stop thinking about them! I have even purchased three more boxes two days after getting the first one. They taste like the holidays, spicy and lusciously laden with almonds and crispy sugary goodness with a tiny tang of bitterness of the almond. They flavor is royal and time stopping, on busy days, one bite of this cookie and I am transfixed into magical fields of luxurious old world taste that has been popular to Italians for years.

Incredibly aromatic crispy almond cookies that are a luscious addiction to coffee, tea or wine and are great for cooking and baking with. They really grew on me, I think I am an addict to their taste now, no wonder Giada is so smitten with them!

- Kasia S.

My first encounter with these darling little treats was while watching Everyday Italian on the Food Network starring Giada De Laurentiis, my favorite chef of the past few years. She crumbled them into deserts, coffees, made pumpkin ravioli with it, baked amaretti apples and always praised their magical taste. Upon finally purchasing a box myself I was blown away by the hypnotic and addictive taste of marzipan in these little gems.

Amaretti Cookies are packed as a pair, wrapped in wax paper with Italian writing and insignias, praising its originality. They are two small crackling cookies per wrapper and they are a crunchy shell of delight. The taste is strangely addictive, after having a few I couldn't stop thinking about them! I have even purchased three more boxes two days after getting the first one. They taste like the holidays, spicy and lusciously laden with almonds and crispy sugary goodness with a tiny tang of bitterness of the almond. They flavor is royal and time stopping, on busy days, one bite of this cookie and I am transfixed into magical fields of luxurious old world taste that has been popular to Italians for years.

Incredibly aromatic crispy almond cookies that are a luscious addiction to coffee, tea or wine and are great for cooking and baking with. They really grew on me, I think I am an addict to their taste now, no wonder Giada is so smitten with them!

- Kasia S.

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.

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.

A very delicious treat for all our party guest who asked for more. Serve with coffee, ice cream or just by itself. Easy to get through the Amazon connection.

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.

My mother-in-law used to bring these home from her trips to visit her family in Italy. For me it was love at first bite. I am so glad to find them here to order for her now that she is too old to travel to Italy to get her own.

great cookies to nibble with coffee and the tin keeps them in great shape during transport.

My wife wanted to get a unique Fathers Day gift for her Dad and she remembered that he enjoyed amaretto cookies. While searching, she recognized the Lazzaroni cookie tin as the brand that he had loved many years ago.
She ordered them through Amazon.com and sent them directly to him in time for Fathers Day. He was thrilled!

I remember these cookies from when I was a kid, I hadn't had them in awhile but I kept seeing Giada on the Food Network use them & I decided to order them & I have already re-ordered them! they are amazing and I gave them to friends at Christmas & they loved them. I love them with tea or a glass of wine. these are great cookies that are worth a try!