Over Thanksgiving, my brother mentioned how much he loved my grandmother Almond Macaroons. When I said they were easy to make - he asked "Then, why don't you ever make them for me?" Gift selection for the year - check!
Now I'm at the store - looking at Almond paste. I know which one my grandmother used but the ingredients may have changed after so many years. I bought two different kinds and returned home to make macaroons.
Same everything - just different paste and the macaroons were very different indeed.

Recipe;
package of almond paste
1/2 cup sugar
3 egg whites


The first batch - ran or melted more. The macaroons were flat and a bit pasty.
The second batch looked more like coconut macaroons. They were mounded up high and barely melted and so tasty - very almondy.
Therefore - go with Solo Almond Paste. It is just almonds and sugar, too. The other brand had some filler.