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SinbadSweets.Com: The History Of Desserts History of Macaroons Macaroons originated in an Italian Monastery around 1790. The name comes from the Italian word for paste, maccarone, which refers to the almond paste. Later, two Carmelite nuns seeking refuge in the town of Nancy during the French Revolution, paid for their housing by baking and selling macaroon cookies. They became known as the "Macaroon Sisters". As the story goes, the nuns followed the principle: "Almonds are good for girls who do not eat meat".