Almond Macaroon Cookies

Italy was a whole new experience for us on our recent ten-day visit there. We flew into Rome and enjoyed Milan, Florence, Venice, Siena, and San Giminiano, drinking in the culture and the food.

Wandering into their pasticcerie or pastry stores, our eyes lit up at the delicacies offered—row upon row of pretty little pasticcini topped with fruit and nuts, chocolate, frosting, and jelly. In the name of research, we felt it only fair to sample a few and we are happy to rep