I'm a Crazy Person: Snowman Face Macarons

[ginger]

I've only made macarons twice ever before this. I'm seriously a glutton for punishment, but I was able to save a full dozen. I'm just pretending these snowmen just returned from vacation in Hawaii. haha

This is the carnage though : Just keepin' it real. haha

[whitemerlot]

Cute! I wish I could eat the ugly ones. Lol! I love macarons.

[lilac05]

Saving a dozen is pretty impressive for a third attempt at macarons!

I only tried once. Fail.

[hulley]

Those are cute snowmen sorry for all the carnage. I'd eat them.

[circa1978]

Adorable!

[sapphireblue]

Those are really good!

[justemily]

Those are super cute!

[dochas]

How adorable!!!

[jenny1980]

Those are adorable. Which is disappointing as we could definitely use another hitler elf situation around here.

[patches31709]

Those are adorable!

[curtains]

Those are super cute. Macarons are my favorite

[ginger]

Thank you guys! This time around was definitely a labor of love. I've got to make myself a Google doc for my oven and technique.

[dexteroni]

Those are adorable! I've never attempted macarons - what goes wrong? Do they stick to the baking surface and then crumble when you try to lift them off?

[ginger]

Dec 17, 2017 15:02:11 GMT -5 dexteroni said:

Those are adorable! I've never attempted macarons - what goes wrong? Do they stick to the baking surface and then crumble when you try to lift them off?

For this specific case, I should have baked each pan separately.

My oven must have uneven heat spots.

[tacokick]

Are they sparkly? They look great. What flavor?

I made macarons once and by some miracle all but 2 came out perfectly with the “foot” and everything. So I had like 2+ dozen for the two of us (I assumed most wouldn’t work). Now I am scared to try again because who has that kind of luck?

[venice2007]

Omg LOVE those

Making macarons is on my goal list for 2018 lol

[textbookcase]

Omg those are amazing! K wants to try to make macarons and I’m scared

[ginger]

Dec 17, 2017 15:28:46 GMT -5 tacokick said:

Are they sparkly? They look great. What flavor?

I made macarons once and by some miracle all but 2 came out perfectly with the “foot” and everything. So I had like 2+ dozen for the two of us (I assumed most wouldn’t work). Now I am scared to try again because who has that kind of luck?

Yes! I used white luster dust brushed on dry to the tops. Then I added the faces. For these, I did vanlla shells and a peppermint buttercream.

[cleo29]

Amazing!

There is a bakery near me that specializes in macarons and they have one that is passion fruit and it is AMAZING. this perfect blend of sweet and tart.

[rosiebear]

There is not one step of this project that I could pull off.

Brava!

[tacokick]

Dec 17, 2017 19:00:39 GMT -5 ginger said:

Dec 17, 2017 15:28:46 GMT -5 tacokick said:

Are they sparkly? They look great. What flavor?

I made macarons once and by some miracle all but 2 came out perfectly with the “foot” and everything. So I had like 2+ dozen for the two of us (I assumed most wouldn’t work). Now I am scared to try again because who has that kind of luck?

Yes! I used white luster dust brushed on dry to the tops. Then I added the faces. For these, I did vanlla shells and a peppermint buttercream.

That’s really fun.

[ginger]

Dec 17, 2017 20:56:48 GMT -5 cleo29 said:

Amazing!

There is a bakery near me that specializes in macarons and they have one that is passion fruit and it is AMAZING. this perfect blend of sweet and tart.

Whoa. That sounds amazing!

[ginger]

Dec 17, 2017 17:36:02 GMT -5 textbookcase said:

Omg those are amazing! K wants to try to make macarons and I’m scared

I read a LOT before I tried. M also wanted me to make them, which is the only reason I tried in the first place. I NEVER thought I could do it.

If you bake, all the steps are familiar, but there's definitely a few tricks involved.

Try it!

[bex1973]

Those are amazing!

[blondemoment123]

Those are perfect!

I admire people who can bake. I burned my hand on the cupcake pan. #Fail

[luckystar2]

Those are awesome! I attempted my first Macarons with dd and they were a big flop!

What recipe did you use? What method is it? My friend swears by the Italian method so that’s my next try.

[ginger]

Dec 18, 2017 9:54:46 GMT -5 luckystar2 said:

Those are awesome! I attempted my first Macarons with dd and they were a big flop!

What recipe did you use? What method is it? My friend swears by the Italian method so that’s my next try.

I have had success with the Joy of Baking French Method.

www.joyofbaking.com/frenchmacarons/MacaronsRecipe.html

Read the technique help before the recipe (after if you're on mobile).

[textbookcase]

Dec 18, 2017 6:33:10 GMT -5 ginger said:

Dec 17, 2017 17:36:02 GMT -5 textbookcase said:

Omg those are amazing! K wants to try to make macarons and I’m scared

I read a LOT before I tried. M also wanted me to make them, which is the only reason I tried in the first place. I NEVER thought I could do it.

If you bake, all the steps are familiar, but there's definitely a few tricks involved.

Try it!

We will try for sure, maybe over Christmas break. I’ll let you know how they turn out!

[NewGirlNic]

I've attempted them once and it was a huge fail. I keep telling myself to do it again, but I chicken out. They are so time consuming. I now understand why bakeries charge so much for a single cookie. LOL.

Yours look great... Glad you could salvage some!

[Shreddingbetty]

Dec 18, 2017 9:54:46 GMT -5 luckystar2 said:

Those are awesome! I attempted my first Macarons with dd and they were a big flop!

What recipe did you use? What method is it? My friend swears by the Italian method so that’s my next try.

I took a class this summer for macarons and we used the Italian method.  They came out pretty well but the dude helped us every step of the way making sure we did everything right.  It is very precise and if your ingredients are off by just a few grams it can affect the end result.  I have not attempted to make them again but want to.  but the class was 4 hours and it was not enough time. Ideally you make the ganache the day before so it has time to harden a bit so that it does leak out when you put the cookies together. So it is a lengthy and precise process and I just haven't had the time to attempt it on my own. And even if the ones that came out badly tasted very good so unless you're trying to impress people, the failures taste just as good

ginger, those look great!