Daring Bakers - French Macarons - Lemon with White Chocolate Filling and Chocolate with Nutella Filling
October 27, 2009 
The 2009 October Daring Bakers’ challenge was brought to us by Ami S. She chose macarons from Claudia Fleming’s The Last Course: The Desserts of Gramercy Tavern as the challenge recipe.
Being part of a group like The Daring Bakers certainly makes you stretch. The monthly challenges make you bake things you never would have otherwise. That's certainly true of this month's challenge. Although French macarons are wildly popular right now and are so pretty, I probably never would have put them on my "to do" list. Beside, they are famous for being difficult to master and unpredictable. And they sure did not disappoint.
Macarons are little almond cookies that are made with egg whites and have a filling that you sandwich between two of the cookies. If you want to see what the perfect macaron looks like, the famous Beverly Hills bake shop, Paulette's Macarons, is the place to go. They make perfect macarons in a rainbow of colors, incredible flavors and snazzy packaging. And they ship.
