Pistachio Macaroon Buttons

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated September/October 1996

We perfect almond macaroons and five flavorful variations.

SERVES Makes about 4 dozen cookies

TIME 1¾ hours, plus 20 minutes cooling

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 pistachios and sugar in a food processor, added egg whites and a li...

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