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    Home » Recipes » Dessert » Cookies

    Daring Bakers Macarons

    Published by Melissa on October 27, 2009 | Updated July 9, 2018 | 60 Comments

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    The 2009 October Daring Bakers’ challenge was brought to us by Ami S. She chose macarons from Claudia Fleming’s The Last Course: The Desserts of Gramercy Tavern as the challenge recipe.

    This was not my first attempt at making macarons. In September Twitter was all abuzz about the finicky like pastry and I joined with others around the globe in a Mac Attack. Who knew that one little cookie could be so temperamental and difficult to master. My first attempts at macarons yielded a delicious but less than perfect macaron with tutus instead of feet.

    In hopes of finally conquering the challenge of creating a perfect macaron, I read and reread all the tips and suggests for this month’s challenge. I aged my egg whites on the counter.  I weighed my ingredients. I sifted my almond meal. I whipped my whites until stiff peaks formed and the peak did not fall over. I used stacked cookie sheets. Although short of the perfection I was hoping for, my macarons have definitely come a long way baby.

    For my first batch I used vanilla sugar and made Audax’s two egg version of the Daring Bakers recipe, but I doubled the granulated sugar. They were a bit undercooked and sticky, even after trying to dry them in a warm oven, but still delicious! Both macarons are filled with dulce de leche.

    The second batch was David Lebovitz chocolate macarons. The chocolate macarons were a bit too ruffly, but tasted divine! Sort of like a chocolate caramel brownie.

    Visit the Daring Bakers’ Blogroll to see macarons in lots of wonderful flavors and all the colors of the rainbow.

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    1. Natashya KitchenPuppies

      October 28, 2009 at 11:38 am

      Mmm, is it bad that I want to eat a plate of those chocolate ones for breakfast? They look great!

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    2. Olive

      October 28, 2009 at 9:51 am

      those are are lovely, lovely macaroons..wish I could make mine it as nice as yours next time 🙂

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    3. Jill

      October 28, 2009 at 6:41 am

      Those dark chocolate macarons look so delicious! I love the dulce de leche filling you used–perfect! 🙂

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    4. Simon

      October 28, 2009 at 5:35 am

      The centre shot of the macarons look quite nice. Good work with the post 🙂

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    5. Jaime

      October 28, 2009 at 3:41 am

      looks like you were successful on all fronts! fantastic job!

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    6. Cinnamon-Girl Reeni♥

      October 28, 2009 at 2:12 am

      I'm glad you had success! They look scrumptious! Love the dulce de leche filling!

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    7. Nutmeg Nanny

      October 28, 2009 at 1:45 am

      Your macarons are so beautiful! I love the contrast between the vanilla and chocolate…delicious!

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    8. maybelle's mom

      October 28, 2009 at 12:43 am

      I actually think ruffly is cute. and they were tasty, so yeah.

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    9. culinography

      October 28, 2009 at 12:42 am

      Such pretty little feet! Beautifully done and I LOVE the idea of a dulce de leche filling. YUM!

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    10. Kat

      October 28, 2009 at 12:13 am

      The dulce de leche filling sounds great. Very nice job!! I am very impressed. I failed, but may try again!

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    11. Aran

      October 27, 2009 at 11:48 pm

      they turned out beautiful!

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    12. Memória

      October 27, 2009 at 11:44 pm

      Your macarons look awesome!!! I think you did a great job on this challenge. I love dulce de leche. Thanks for the kind words you left on my blog. I hope you make the cinnamon rolls macs very soon.

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    13. Baking Monster

      October 27, 2009 at 11:24 pm

      I have never been able to master macaroons but these look great!

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    14. teresa

      October 27, 2009 at 9:55 pm

      look how pretty they are, they turned out wonderful!

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    15. Fuji Mama

      October 27, 2009 at 9:46 pm

      GORGEOUS!! I had some issues with mine being a bit undercooked as well. Luckily I baked mine in batches and significantly adjusted the oven temp and cooking time.

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    16. Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella

      October 27, 2009 at 9:30 pm

      Brilliant job Barbara and you got the prized feet-bravo! 😀

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    17. Cathy

      October 27, 2009 at 9:25 pm

      Your macarons are gorgeous, Barbara. I suppose it is like most things: practice, practice, practice. I've yet to give them a try but I'm working up to it.

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    18. Mimi

      October 27, 2009 at 9:12 pm

      Chocolate caramel brownie.. yum. Your macaroons looks fantastic.
      Mimi

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    19. Peggy Bourjaily

      October 27, 2009 at 8:53 pm

      Wow, your chocolate macaroons look so velvety and beautiful. I never got feet, but they were tasty!

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    20. The Blonde Duck

      October 27, 2009 at 8:35 pm

      They look so pretty!

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