French Macarons

this was my first time making macarons, and they don't look the greatest but the recipe made everything so simple and i had tons of fun☆〜

Very easy to make cracked shells- do not overwhip/over mix! Bake at slightly lower temp (315 for me) if you continue to see cracked shells

These went surprisingly well! If your oven heats unevenly, I recommend flipping the tray halfway through cooking time. I also wanted to experiment with food coloring, so I piped half of the cookies onto sheets and then added three drops of red food coloring to the remainder of the batter and mixed gently. I got some cookies that were swirled and some that turned pink, but they all had the same consistency. I also use both parchment paper and a baking mat and both worked fine. I do recommend letting them sit for a moment off of the hot pan before moving them to a cooling rack.

Sadly my pink macaron went brown, I think it may have been cooked for too long. I’m going turn off the convection as well and see if that helps! I also didn’t have cream of tartar but the structure of the macaron seemed to be good minus slightly furry feet. Recipe was too sweet - this might have been down the butter cream. I’m definitely thinking about using an Italian buttercream next time! More practise on the piping - the mixture was very runny and didn’t give me much control. Also the templates with two circles on might be best to predict spread.

It was my first time making macarons and they turned out pretty good. Mine ended up cracking, but I think that it’s just because it was my first time. I will definitely try it again and also try out a couple other ones. Also, the macarons turn out exactly like the picture. Mine didn’t rise too much.