Pine Nut-Crusted Almond Macaroons

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated September/October 1996

We perfect almond macaroons and five flavorful variations.

SERVES Makes 2 dozen 2-inch cookies

TIME 40 minutes, plus 20 minutes cooling

Pine Nut-Crusted Almond Macaroons

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

We wanted to develop a great macaroon recipe so we could reproduce this classic French cookie at home. We found the task surprisingly simple: To make the cookies, we ground the almonds and sugar in a food processor, added egg whites and a l...

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