How to Make Macarons with a French Master | CHOW-TO

See below for an updated recipe! These colorful little sandwich cookies turn adults into kids in a candy store. They're so perfect, they're almost intimidating - but fear not! To learn how to make them at home, Guillermo met with master patissier Jayce Baudry, the executive pastry chef, for Daniel Boulud's épiceries. The french chef taught us the tricks and techniques involved, that actually make the process fool-proof, and yield perfect results, even for the amateur baker. (Stick till the end to see Guillermo make a batch all on his own!) French Macaron Recipe with Italian Meringue This recipe will make about 200 shells (so 100 macarons total)—but with a scale, it’s easy to cut the recipe in half or otherwise reduce the ingredient amounts to a more manageable size. Note: the ingredients list shows two different amounts of egg whites because they’re added at different points in the process. Ingredients: **Metric conversions have been done using an Ingredient Weight Chart based on vol