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Making French patisserie, window-worthy macarons may seem like an intimidating task. For many, these sweet tiny treats are a baking bucket list item that are only tackled by the bravest of bakers.

Macarons are the new cupcakes in case you hadn’t yet made the switch. About a year ago, even nerdy NPR declared, “Move over cupcakes: make way for macarons.” Turns out — so I learned from the comments ...

The French macaron (not to be confused with the more traditional coconut macaroon) is the prima donna of the bakery case. Derived from the Italian word maccherone or maccarone, meaning fine dough, the ...

Le Macaron French Pastries, an elegant French patisserie that offers guests the finest, authentic French macarons and pastries, recently announced plans to introduce more than 10 locations in targeted ...

A tower of pastel macarons looks impressive enough to be fit for the Palace of Versailles. But can you make something that airy, that delicate … that pink? A snowstorm almost got in the way, but ...

In patisseries across France, delicate sandwich cookies in every color of the rainbow take their place beside elegant eclairs, tarts and other works of pastry art. French macarons -- not to be ...

CEDAR RAPIDS - Sandrine Wallace started baking when her children, now ages 20 and 21, were small. But she never thought of her desserts as a potential business until she moved to Iowa from France in ...

Plus, tips to try your hand at this French dessert at home. The French call it crème glacée, but however you scream for ice cream there's a sweet new Parisian spin on the cookie sandwich version of ...

Never go shopping with me at Trader Joe’s unless you have a sweet tooth. I cannot get out of that store without more desserts than actual meals in my cart. Yet somehow, I never paid much attention to ...