What if the soul of a cookie isn't flour, but the essential almond? Before we can build our Spitzbuben, we must first craft their heart: a truly exceptional almond paste. This journey begins not with a tube from the market, but with the pure, clean scent of warm, blanched nuts. True almond paste is a simple trinity of almonds, sugar, and an egg white binder. Its texture is coarser, its sweetnes...
