This is a basic macaron recipe for unflavoured macaron cookies, as well as a recipe for a simple chocolate ganache.
Once you have gotten a feel for the technique of making macarons, you can move onto using extracts and other ingredients to try your hand at fancier flavour combinations.
For this macaron recipe, you will need:
- A large, flat-bottomed mixing bowl
- A spatula
- Sifter or fine mesh sieve
- An electric hand mixer, or Kitchen Aide mixer
- Baking sheets and parchment paper or a Silpat
- A piping bag with a round tip number 8-10, or a clean plastic food bag
- Optional: gel or powdered food colouring