Make Your Own: Macarons

“What, like it’s hard?”

My 12 year old made these vanilla macarons filled with Nutella, lemon curd, or raspberry jam.

Macarons — these tender, little cookies have come to define Parisian indulgence. Shops like Pierre Hermé and Ladurée sell them in an amazing range of flavors for two euros each. Here in California, they’re not as tender and flavorful — but they’re at least as expensive as those in France.

Fortunately, despite what you may have heard, macarons are not difficult to make…