Fave dei Morti: Beans of the Dead

Not made with fava beans, but rather, made to resemble fava beans. Because of an ancient association of the dead and fava beans, these cookies are mostly seen during Italian Giorni dei Morti season.

Fave dei Morti / Beans of the Dead/ Italian Day of the Dead Cookies
Source: AnAmericaninRome.com

Ingredients:
200g fine almond meal
100 g of flour
100 g of sugar
1 egg
20 g of browned butter
1 shot of grappa/amaretto
zest of half a lemon
1 tsp cinnamon

Bake: 160C/320F for 20 minutes