Pine Nut Macaroons

These are a great favorite whenever they appear, and justly so—the deep, nutty flavor of the toasted pine nuts accentuates the smooth sweetness of the macaroons perfectly. Always use canned almond paste for preparing macaroons—the kind that comes packaged as a little cylinder has a lot more sugar in it and will result in macaroons that flatten out miserably while they are baking.