Savoiard cookies mean "from Savoy" in Italian. And it is from the principality there and from the 15th century that they come. According to legend, they were first made for a major event, which was the visit of the French king. The cookies were so well received that they later became the official "court cookie" that was distributed to guests as an example of the local cuisine. The cookies do not contain leavening agents, they are airy due to the air bubbles inside the whipped egg.