Ricciarelli (Sienese Almond Cookies)

On our cooking day with Judy Witts of Divina Cucina, we made these easy and delicious ricciarelli.

Judy suggests adding candied orange peel to the dough, then dipping them into melted chocolate after they're baked and cooled. She also suggested making these with different types of ground nuts and making them into different shapes.

Just a note: 6 oz. ground almonds is approximately 2 cups. To keep the dough from sticking to your hands while shaping the cookies, wet your hands in water before picking up the dough.