Almond Macaroons

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This recipe, from Washington culinary historiographer and pedagogue Amy Riolo, was inspired by the amaretti cookies made by the Lazzaroni institution of Saronno successful Italy. Legend says that the cookies day to the aboriginal 16th century, erstwhile they were created successful grant of a sojourn by the cardinal of Milan, and that the archetypal look called for cherry pits (which person an almond flavor). These are bully eaten arsenic is oregon crushed and sprinkled connected apical of crystal pick oregon different brushed desserts.

It's champion to marque this batter conscionable earlier it is used. The cookies tin beryllium stored successful an airtight instrumentality for up to 1 month.

Ingredients

Nutritional Facts

Per cookie

• Calories

  110

• Fat

  8 g

• Saturated Fat

  1 g

• Carbohydrates

  7 g

• Sodium

  25 mg

• Protein

  4 g

• Fiber

  2 g

• Sugar

  5 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

From Riolo's "The Mediterranean Diabetes Cookbook" (American Diabetes Association, 2010).

Tested by Lisa Rein and Lucy Shackelford.