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Quite possibly the MVP of the Italian bakery, pignoli are the nutty, soft, textured cookies found in any Italian cookie spread worth its salt. Named for their topping of a scattering of pine nuts, ...

“We need amaretto with these,” my cookie tester opined. I agreed. So much so that I’d have had it as a shot in my honey-vanilla chamomile as I wrote this. I’m not, though. Because there’s no amaretto ...

Erin DeJesus was most recently contributing editor of Eater, and has held various writing and editing roles at the brand since 2010. A James Beard Award winner, she particularly loves working on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Traditional Italian pignoli cookies have a sweet almond flavor and a big pine nut crunch, and they're the perfect festive gift, ...