Preheat the oven to 280ºF, and position 2 racks in the lower section of the oven. Line 2 rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper. If you have time, draw 1-inch circles on the back of each sheet, ...

• Don’t overmix. “I like to err on the side of underwhipped as opposed to overwhipped. If you overmix, they’ll crack. They’ll come out too crunchy and flat and sometimes they’ll have a hollow space ...

French macaron … I like how the sound of it just rolls off my tongue, but prefer it a hundred times more when I take a bite of it! When made right, this Parisian sweet indulgence is as gorgeous as ...

Making beautiful macarons isn’t hard, but it can be fussy and even counterintuitive. The almond meal (or flour) should be finely ground. If a bit coarse, process the almond flour and powdered sugar in ...

Hippity-hop, here comes the Easter Bunny! But this year the dapper Monsieur Lapin (French for "rabbit") has dumped the colorful jelly beans and hard-cooked eggs and filled his basket instead with ...

Macrons are petit, colorful French meringue sandwich cookies. Recognizable for their smooth top and ruffled “foot,” macarons (pronounced mac-ah-ROHN) are made in many colors. These cute and round ...

Call me a heretic, but I’ve been thinking it’s about time the Easter Bunny spruced up his product line. Eggs are fine and Peeps are cute, but as Thumper’s 21st century image consultant, I’d advise he ...