I have always been interested in making macarons, the beautiful and tasty French cookies! I made coconut macaroons last year which perhaps got me thinking about the other dessert with the similar name. My Dad got me this awesome book called I Heart Macaroons which breaks the recipes down step by step with illustrations. SO helpful because it can get very confusing. Unfortunately I couldn't find a copy of it online but if you're interested I'd definitely recommend the book..it would be a great stocking stuffer since it's so thin! I decided to make my life a little easier by going with the basic vanilla macaron batter {as opposed to the macaroon batter with Italian Meringue}. I also stuck with chocolate ganache and caramel filling. Next time I'll go for the macarons in pretty colors!
{my sheets of mess ups! oops}
They were gooood! Even with all the sweets we had this weekend I'm still craving more!
Hello, my name is Mara and I'm a sugar addict...with no intention of recovery :)
I hope you all had a wonderful and relaxing Thanksgiving weekend!
The winner of the Jung Jewel Necklace giveaway is...Beth! Congrats!
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They look (and sound) awesome Mara!
ReplyDeletethis is so cool! I've always wondered how they make these little wonders! does not help us sugar addicts though!
ReplyDeleteYummy! I will definitely by making a few batches of these for Christmas, diet be darned :)
ReplyDeleteThose look so good Mara!!! good thing you had that book, i have heard macaroons are tricky cookies to make, but yours look fantastic! i am definitely a sugar addict as well. you're inspiring me to bake something, asap! I've been dying to make ginger bread cookies.
ReplyDeleteHow perfect!
ReplyDeleteyumm. i need to try these out :)
ReplyDeleteps. love your nail color and your apron!
xoxo
Those look delicious!!! Way to go!
ReplyDeleteI've seen that book before, I think on fred flare and it looks super cute! I've always wanted to try to make macaroons and yours look delicious, perhaps I'll add the book to my Christmas list!!
ReplyDeleteYUM! Those look SO good Mara!
ReplyDeleteThese look so delicious and yet pretty at the same time. I am definitely going to try to add these to my Christmas cookie list!
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Petchie
These look yummie!!
ReplyDeleteUm...even the "mess ups" look pretty. They look amazing! I'll have to try :)
ReplyDeleteOh dear me, these look phenomenal!
ReplyDeleteI still have yet to try some macaroons! They look great and delicious. Where do you get your pastry bags?
ReplyDeleteMy mother loves macaroons, so, I might have to make these for her this holiday season!
ReplyDeleteLiesl :)
Oh, I love macarons! They're always so aesthetically pleasing!!! ...and they're just delicious! Thanks for sharing this book. I'm definitely going to try to make some macarons this holiday season!
ReplyDeleteMMMM these look sooo dang good. I wish someone would invent a computer where the food on the screen jumps out and lets me eat it.
ReplyDeleteSydney
www.itsallaboutalifestyle.blogspot.com
okay, sometime i have to post the pictures of my epic fail macarons i made. they were a beautiful pale pink color, but for some reason (i probably folded too many times or did something equally disastrous!), they never fully rose up. they still tasted delicious, but didn't get as puffy of a shell.
ReplyDeleteyours are gorgeous! and they inspire me to try again.
They look so yummy! I'm impressed! :)
ReplyDeleteoh yum!!!! I nay have to give them a try!
ReplyDeleteI've never had a macaroon so I think I should make them. =) These look awesome!!! =)
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Is it weird that I love that you use brown eggs? And those macaroons look so good!
ReplyDeleteMaking macaroons is on my list of "to-dos" for 2010, but they've intimidated me thus far. Yours look delish!
ReplyDeletei like the coconut macaroons, but i have never tasted french macaroons btw and i was browsing the internet for the recipe..haha
ReplyDeleteThe Macarons look super delicious, yum yum yum!!!
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J
i've always wanted to try making macaroons! i don't even think i've ever had a regular cookie macaroon... my local ice cream shop makes icecream ones!
ReplyDeleteDon't recover, Mara. Sugar addicts unite!!
ReplyDeleteThose look delish.
xo M
YUMMM!!!! I love French Macaroons!!
ReplyDeleteThese all look so amazing!
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colormenana.blogspot.com
Ooooh, these look absolutely delectable! And successful, which is impressive -- macaroons are tricky!
ReplyDeletexo Josie
http://winksmilestyle.blogspot.com
they seem like they take so long to make...but i'm sure they are worth it!
ReplyDeleteThey look delicious! Will definitely try them :)
ReplyDeleteMara you did an incredible job with those macarons! They look great...never change: sugar addicts around the world send greetings. hahaha
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c
awwweeesooommmeee! thanks for this!
ReplyDeleteMara I'm impressed, they look fab fab!
ReplyDeleteThey look delicious!
ReplyDeleteohhh your macarons look great!! they puffed up!! i've made them a few times and i get sooo happy when i see they have feet!!! they taste sooo good too!!
ReplyDeleteAh, Mara, these look DELICIOUS! Why are macaroons SO amazing!?!
ReplyDeleteHello Sugar Addict-Those macaroons look so delicious! I bet they tasted even better.
ReplyDeletewow these look and sound amazing!
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I've never actually eaten a macaroon and recently came across a recipe that I thought I'd attempt. Thanks so much for yours to compare with. Your macaroons look great!
ReplyDeletethank you SO MUCH for including the pic of the flubs! i made a batch of chocolate macarons last night, and ALL but 3 cracked. blah.
ReplyDeleteand i definitely need to add that book to my wish list. thanks for the heads up!
So yummy!
ReplyDeleteI'm so impressed! I've been too intimidated to try these.
ReplyDeleteThese look like bakery treats! delish!!!
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Nikki
Well done! I've always wanted to try baking macaroons but I'm a little scared! Yours look good, though!
ReplyDeleteOoh Mara they look utterly delicious!
ReplyDeletelooks so good! nomnom
ReplyDeleteThey look good! I don't think I've ever had one, but this makes me want to make them really bad. you should post the recipe!
ReplyDeletewow!!! those macaroons look yummy!!!!
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lamia
http://ginger-chocolateandhoney.blogspot.com/
Those look good and completely outside the scope of anything I could possibly ever do.
ReplyDeleteMacaroons seem so mysterious to me.
Whhhaaaaaaaat? these look INSANE
ReplyDeleteThose look amazing!
ReplyDeleteMy mouth is watering :)
ReplyDeletethese look delicous! oh...and the almond meal you used is bob's red mill - where my dad works and i worked for a couple of summers. we know bob and he came to my wedding...and he really does look just like he does on the bag :).
ReplyDeleteThose look so tasty!!!
ReplyDeleteyou're a baking rock star! i tried these once and it didn't go quite as well; i think i'll def need to find a copy of this cute little book!
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