Macaroon

n. cookie consisting mainly of almond paste or coconut

Macaroons are cookies or confections, or crosses between the two, depending on where they are made. The macaroon is a close cousin to the meringue. The original macaroon is the cookie version, made with powdered almonds, which originated in Italy (where they are called "amaretto"). The English word macaroon comes from the French macaron, from the word maccarone, regionally used in Italy to refer to maccherone (kind of pasta, with a hole and a larger diameter than bucatini) - because almond macaroon paste is the same colour as macaroni pasta.
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Noun
1. chewy drop cookie usually containing almond paste
(hypernym) cookie, cooky, biscuit
(hyponym) ratafia, ratafia biscuit

(n.)
A small cake, composed chiefly of the white of eggs, almonds, and sugar.
  

(n.)
A finical fellow, or macaroni.
  

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These world-famous almond cookies probably originated in Venice, though they are found throughout Italy, especially in the South. The most familiar version is made with ground almonds (bitter almonds can be added as well), fine sugar, and beaten egg white.
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Their name, 'Ugly but Good,' is a reference to the irregular homely shape of these almond macaroons from Northern and Central Italy. The town of Borgomanero in Piedmont is famous for its rendition of these light cookies.