Walk into any Italian bakery and, whatever your initial intention, you’ll find Pignoli Cookies first. It may not be as eye-catching as a rainbow cookie, but that little blob is a secret crowd favorite, with good reason. Pignoli cookies are soft, chewy, and perfectly buttery. The price may seem a bit high, but there is a reason for that too. The ingredients are almond paste, sugar, egg white and pine nuts. They’re not ingredients I regularly spring for, but the holidays are a special time of year where I manage to find an extra 10 bucks. Chewy, light and full of almond flavor, with a light resinous aroma, Pignoli cookies are unlike any other cookie.