Friday, April 10, 2009

French Macarons

Tina has been going on and on about French Macarons (macaroons) lately, so I decided to make some as Easter treats.

They were much easier than I expected.

The recipe I was following used white chocolate ganache as the filling. I wanted to make the cookies pink...

The batter was pink, but they came out of the oven tan! I was impressed how they went from being little puddles of batter to puffy, crispy cookies.

I was thrilled that the cookies really looked like authentic French Macarons! (macaroons)

And they tasted pretty darn good too.

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13 comments:

  1. shannaApril 10, 2009 at 7:23 AM

    you have inspired me to finally try to make these, i have always been so intimidated. they are by far my favorite cookie! did you follow the recipe in martha stewart?

    also what is that egg yolk penguin thing, i'm so curious!

    happy friday to you!!!

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  2. JaneApril 10, 2009 at 9:23 AM

    Does the recipe call for vanilla?
    If so, and you used regular instead of clear, that could account for some of the color change.

    Also, what recipe did you use? Curious.

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  3. DeborahApril 10, 2009 at 11:07 AM

    Very cool. I had thought these were much harder!

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  4. HeidiApril 10, 2009 at 8:30 PM

    French macaroons are in my "want to try" pile...they look great!!!

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  5. LindaApril 11, 2009 at 1:18 AM

    So pretty and dainty! Like Shanna, I've also been weary of making these, but you make it seem like such a breeze.

    Happy Easter!

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  6. MariaApril 11, 2009 at 11:48 AM

    I had such a hard time making these. Just curious what recipe you used? Your macarons look scrumptious!

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  7. StacieApril 11, 2009 at 1:19 PM

    Your macaroons are beautiful! I had some last year at a bakery that I go to and they were very expensive, but delicious! Happy Easter.

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  8. lsaspaceyApril 11, 2009 at 2:34 PM

    You must have found the perfect recipe to get this so perfect the first time out. Good job!

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  9. kateApril 11, 2009 at 5:27 PM

    next time you're in l.a. you have to try paulette's macarons in beverly hills... yum!

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  10. DeodandApril 12, 2009 at 4:46 PM

    I've read blogs about people trying to get their macarons to have proper "feet" for months. I am still too intimidate to make them myself. Yours came out perfect the first time! You are definitely going to have to share that recipe.

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  11. JennyCApril 14, 2009 at 10:17 AM

    Great job! Please do share where the recipe came from - thanks!~

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  12. rebeccaApril 16, 2009 at 3:48 PM

    paulette's and miette in San Francisco have delicious macaroons...of course, so does Paris. I'm kind of intrigued to make them myself now that you illustrated how easy it can be!

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  13. ljcApril 18, 2009 at 3:48 PM

    for those of you wondering, I posted the macaron recipe here
    http://www.ljcfyi.com/2009/04/macarons-recipe.html

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