A comprehensive beginner's guide to making macarons

Learn how you can make the kinds of beautiful and delicious macarons you'd expect to find in a Parisian patisserie in the comfort of your own kitchen. French Macarons for Beginners provides foolproof instructions for mastering these notoriously finicky confections.

From whipping up the meringue to properly folding and piping the batter, this macaron guide takes you through the process in detail, step-by-step, to help ensure success--starting with your very first batch.

This French pastry cookbook includes:

• Macaron basics--Head off to macaron school and bake up picture-perfect macarons with the assistance of complete, easy-to-follow directions.
• A range of flavors--Mix and match 30 shell recipes and 30 filling recipes to satisfy your personal taste.
• Cookie troubleshooting--Solve problems like cracked shells, grainy ganache, curdled buttercream, and more.

With this macaron cookbook, you'll learn how easy it is to create incredible, colorful sweets in any flavor you can imagine.