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1. Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Prepare piping bag with tip #804. 2. Combine powdered sugar and almond flour in food processor. Process until well combined and almonds appear smooth. Place in bowl and ...

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 ...

One by one, packages of freshly baked cookies began arriving in The Times’ lobby, some in pretty boxes, bound in tissue paper and ribbon, others in fancy restaurant bags. Many entries were delivered ...

Few desserts have exploded on the scene quite like the French macaron. And while the little confections can be found in just about every bakery these days in sweet iterations like lemon, chocolate, or ...

Treat Dad to something sweet -homemade macarons with a crisp shell, chewy centre, and your choice of fillings. Today is Father’s Day, so why not go beyond the usual tie or card? Show your dad some ...

When Hello Kitty and unicorn macarons meet, the result is just about the cutest freaking thing you could possibly imagine. While we admit the unicorn trend itself is a little tired at this point ...

• 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 ...

They're both cookies, and that's nearly where the similarities end.