I used NYT Claire Saffitz macaron recipe and video for these. I came out with 12 instead of 23, had uneven circles, and some weren’t filled with enough ganache, but I’m proud of my first attempt!

Note: i took a macaron class 4 years ago, but i thought Claire’s video was 10x more helpful than that class.

by dinosaur_0987

33 Comments

  1. Colorful macarons have never been appealing to me, but I would gobble these double chocolate ones right up!

  2. HanburglarTouch

    Man, what I wouldn’t give for a couple of those.

  3. Mediocre_Swimmer_709

    Those look like fantastic first go!

  4. littlebeagles

    They look much better than my first attempt. Nice job

  5. Jay-Quellin30

    Your feet look good. And I love me a chocolate macaron.

  6. Maybe not perfect but I have seen worse in professional bakeries and they look pretty tasty. Good first try for sure.

  7. No_Return_6765

    They look like brownie macarons!! They look so good!

  8. Chcknndlsndwch

    Please tell me these taste like brownies.

  9. magicalme_1231

    Even though I’ve always wanted to try making macarons, they’ve never appealed to me because of the colors. These chocolate ones look delicious though!

  10. Siren_0f_Titan

    I’ve never attempted them because I’ve seen many failed attempts – they seem easy to mess up! But yours look fantastic & delicious! 😋

  11. plantsandlifts

    Cocoa powder has high fat content and too much of it can cause wrinkled shells.

  12. Effective-Deer-5825

    Yum!! I love macarons but they’re way too complicated homemade. 😂😋

  13. Flynn_Pingu

    that’s exactly how mine looked on my first attempt at macarons (used the same recipe), i think it might use too much cocoa powder

    edit: looks delicious though, like brownie macarons

  14. IonizedRadiation32

    I know that a lot of macaron making is chasing that papery smooth dome, but I actually love the wrinkles on these! Makes them look so much more like actual food rather than craft items.

  15. lyndseymariee

    They look like a brownie and macaron had a baby. I’d eat them!

  16. Mykitchencreations

    I would love to make some but I’m terrified I’m going to mess up. Good job 👍👏

  17. Serious-Beautiful867

    Ooh I love chocolate maroons It looks so chocolately.They look so scrumptious I want to grab them from my phone screen
    Do you have a recipe.
    And do you use eggs to make macaroons or do you have to use eggs if I may ask??

  18. I’ve never felt like the effort to pay off ratio for macarons was worth it but these…. These look like they may be my next hyper fixation.

  19. rushworld

    They look so good 😭

    Shout out to Claire Saffitz, love her recipes and videos!

  20. CriminyJickettsJinja

    They look delicious! I’d have to stay away or I’d eat the whole tray.

  21. gnomequeen2020

    The wrinkles are just making me think of the perfect crinkly brownie tops! I want one so bad!

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