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HE
LLO!
We(Me i
PakandAmeli
aSchmel
zer
)ma
ke
ourl
i
ving
sasmini
atur
efoodarst
s.

Wede pendonyou,andot
herarstsl
ik
ey ou,t
o
r
e s
pectourarsca ndent
repr
eneuri
aleffort
sby
adher
ingtothef
oll
owingt
erms.

Thi
stutor
ialmaynotber
eproducedordi
st
ribut
edinpartori
n
whol
e ,
e i
the
rforcommerc
ialpur
posesorasafr
eebieonawe bs
it
e
orbl
og.

Thi
stut
ori
almaynotbeincl
ude
dindi
gi
tal
orpr
int
edwor
kswi
thoutt
he
wrienpermis
sionofbot
hMe ia
ndAmel
ia.

Alt
houghyouma ynotr
eproducet
hist
utor
ial
,youa
rewel
comet
ore
ferpeopl
et oitv
ial
inksand
soci
almedi
a ,
andyouarefr
eetouseandsel
lanypi
ece
syoumak
ewit
hthea s
sis
tanceofthi
s
tut
ori
ali
na nywayyouchoose.

T
hanky
ou,
andha
ppys
cul
p ng
!

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Ma
car
ons
:AnI
ntr
odu
con
F
irstofall
,mac a
ronswer eori
ginal
lyIta
lian,
a
lthoughmos tofusa ss
ociat
ethemwi t
hF r
ance.
I
nteresng l
y,thewor d“macaron”sha r
est he
s
ameI tal
ianancestorasthewor d
“
ma caroni
”--
bothc omefrom“ ma ccherone”,or
“
finedoug h”.

I
nr eall
if
e, ma caronsa rema def r
ombea t
eneg g
whites,grounda l
monds , s
uga r
,ands omes ortof
flavori
ng( li
kev anill
aora lmondex tr
a ct).The
ma car
onsa repi pedont oaba k
ingsheeta nd
cookedinapr opped- openov entorelea ses t
eam
(andtokeept hec ookiescris
p).Ama caronisthen
fill
edwi t
hg a
na che( afrosngma def romonl y
chocolat
e, bu er ,andc ream),bu er creamf rosng,or
j
elly.T
hey ’r
ec ri
s py,chewy ,andcreamya llatonc
e,maki
ng
themdel ectablea ndu er lyaddicv e.

Macaronsar
eeverywhere!Fromups cal
ebaker
iestoblogl
ayouts
,thesecut
elilecookiesare
c
roppingupall
overtheplace.Inreal
li
fe,maca
ronsareafinickybaki
ngproject
--
fr
ompi pi
ngthe
c
ookiestost
eamingthemofft hei
rpans.I
nthemi ni
foodworld,t
hingsar
elotseasi
er,
sinceno
s
teamingordeli
cat
eha ndl
ingisrequi
red.

Usingthishandy-dandytutori
al
, y
ou’ l
lbema kingyourown nyma caronsinwhatevercolorand
si
zey ourheartdesi
res.You’l
lbea bletoc ont
rolthecolorofthecooki
ea ndtheflavorofy our
fill
ingthewhol ewayt hr
oug h.May beyouha vea nideaforyourowninnovav efla v
ors,shapes,
andc ol
orc ombina ons-
-andwehopey oudo!Onc ey ouhavethehangoft hebasi
c
cookie-
sculp ngprocess
, you’
llbea bl
et oexpanda ndc r
eateyourowndes i
gns.

Wha tdoesonedowi t
hat onof nypoly
merclaymacar
ons?Well
,we’l
lteachyouthat,t
oo.
Fromea r
ri
ngsforyours
elf(i
nyourfa
vori
tecol
or)toas
habbychi
cbaker
ydi spl
ayf
ory our
doll
housetoasetofrefr
iger
atormagnet
sforyourmom’sbi
rt
hday,y
ou’l
l beinminif
oodheaven
evena eryoufinishscul
p ngy ourc
ookies
.

Wehopeyouhavef
unwitht
histut
ori
al
!Whoknows?Maybes
omeda
y,y
ou’
l
lbet
hepol
ymer
c
layv
ers
ionoft
hefamousLa
dureepast
rys
hop.Goodl
uck
!

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L
et’
sGe
tSt
art
ed!
S
uppl
i
es:
Acleanwor ki
ngs pace,f
re eofl
int,
dus t
,anddirt
Bowlofwa ter
Some t
hingroundt orollouttheclaywith
Old(cl
ean)toot hbr
ush
Scal
pelorothe rsmallcr
ak nif
e
Bo lecaporr oundc ookiecue r(weus edthecapfr
omagluebo l
e)
Deckofc a
rds
Scr
apde nim
Poly
me rclayi
nwhi te,tr
a nsl
ucent,andthecolorofy
ourma
c a
ron
(We'l
lbeus i
ngr edtoma k eapinkma car
on.)

1 Phot
o

Roll
thecl
ayintospheres
.Thi
swil
lmakeiteas
iertogeta
n We
trol
l
ingpi
n
exac
tmeasurementforeachc
olor
.Att
hisst
age,don'
tworry
toomuchaboutperfecon. 3

S
tacknineplayi
ngc ardsoneithersi
deoftheba l
lof
t
ransluc
entcl
ay.Thepl a
yingcardsens
urethatyou'
llr
oll
the
Gettherol
lingpi
nwe t
.Dipyourfinger
sinthebowl ofwater c
layintoanevent hi
ckness.Unevencl
ayproduc
e sanunequa
l
andbrus
ht hemovertherol
li
ngpin.
Thiswil
lkee
pt hec l
ay c
olorme asur
eme ntla
teron. I
fyouhavetr
oublewiththem
f
romsc k i
ngtotherol
li
ngpinandtear
ing,whi
chisa n s
li
ppinga l
lover
,rubberba ndthemtoget
her.
i
ncre
dibl
yf r
ustr
angoc curr
encewhenitdoeshappen.

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4 6

Usi
ngt hecardsasgui
des,
fla enthered(orot
herc
olor
)
Usingthec a
rdsa sgui
des,fla enthetra
nsluc
entcl
ay.
La y cl
ay.L
a yyourroll
i
ngpinovert
hec
a r
dsandpres
sdown,r
oll
i
ng
yourroll
ingpinoverthecardsandpre
ssdown, r
oll
i
ngba c
k backandfort
h, un l
thecl
ayandt
hec ar
dsaret
hesamehei
ght
.
andforth,un ltheclaya
ndt hecar
dsarethesameheight
.
7
Phot
o

Usi
ngtheca
rdsasgui
des,fla enthewhit
ec l
ay.
Layyour
F
lae
nedc
lay rol
l
ingpi
novert
hecar
dsandpr es
sdown,rol
li
ngbackandf
ort
h,
un lt
hecl
ayandthec
ardsarethesameheig
ht.
5
8

Withtheci
rcl
ecu er,cutfiv
ecir
clesoutoft hetransl
ucent
cl
ay.Per
feconisnotimport
anthere,butshootforsome
Withthecir
clec
u er ,
c utonecir
cleeac
houtoftheredand
fa
irl
ypres
entabl
eci
rcl
es.Agoodrefer
e nceisaboutthe
t
hewhi t
ec l
ay.P
er f
econi sn'ti
mporta
ntye
t,butyouwant
neat
nessle
velasatr
iptothegr
oce r
yst or
eS at
urdaya er.
t
hec i
rcl
estobecloseenoug htothesa
mesiz
ethatyou'l
l
ge
tar el
ia
blecol
orrecipe.

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9 11

Withthek
nife,di
videeac
hc i
rcl
eint
oeight
hs.Thee
asie
st Mix.Rol
lthecolor
stogether
,masht
hemaroundwi
thy
our
waytodothi
sistodivi
detheci
rcl
esinha
lf,
the
nqua r
ter
s, thumbs,
andge neral
l
yg ototownun l
the
y'r
eone
andthene
ighths. homogenouspinkcolor
.

Phot
o 12

Di
vi
dedc
lay Usi
ngt hecar
dsasg
uides,
fla enthepinkcl
ay.L
ayyour
rol
l
ingpinovert
hecar
dsandpres
sdown, r
oll
i
ngbackand
10 f
orth,un lt
hecl
ayandtheca
rdsaret
hes a
mehe i
ght.

13

Bui
ldyourma
car
oncol
or.
Take1s
econofred(orotherc
olor)
cl
ay,
1s e
conofwhi
tecl
ay,a
nd5seconsoft
ransl
ucentc
lay.
Cutt
wopi
nkci
rcl
es.
Usi
ngyourcooki
ecue rorbo l
eca
p,
cutt
woc
ir
cl
esf
romthefr
eshl
y-r
oll
edpinkc
lay
.

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14
Phot
o

Removetheexcesscl
ay.
Litheext
rac
layg
e nt
lyfr
omt he F
lae
nede
dge
sbe
for
e(l
e )a
nda e
r(r
ight
)
ci
rc
les
,care
ful
lydisc
onnecnganys
pot
sthatma ywantto
scktothecir
cl
e s
. 17
15

Bakeroundedc i
rcl
es.Foll
owt heinst
ruconsg i
venbyy our
cl
ay'
sma nufa
c t
urer
.Bes urenottoba keyourcl
ayma c
arons
Poptheci
rcl
esoffy ourworksurf
ace.Di
py ourbladeinthe wit
hr ea
lcookies
,asthec l
ayc ani
mpa rtan“off”flavorto
bowlofwat
era ndshakeoffanyextr
adroplets
.Sli
det he re
alfood.Thesedome dcircl
eswillbethetopofourma car
ons
.
bl
adeunderthepinkci
rcl
esandwiggl
ethemf ree.Wa te
r St
ackfourcardsandfla ent herema i
ningpinkcl
ay.
hel
pslitheclayfr
omy ourworksurf
aceandk ee
pst hecla
y
fr
omsc ki
ngt othebla
dea tt
hesame me .
18
16

Cuttwomor
epinkc
irc
les
.Us
ingyourcook
iecue rorbo l
e
Roundt
heedgesoft
heci
rcl
es.
Us i
ngyourfinger
,pr
essdown cap,
cutt
wocir
cl
esf
romthef
reshl
y-r
oll
edpinkc
lay
.
onthes
har
p-l
ooki
ngtope
dges,sothe
ylookeddomed.

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19
Phot
o

Consistencyc
hec k!Youshoul
dhavetwopi nkdome dmacar
on Unba
kedbo omc
lays
pil
l
ingov
er
tops.(Theyma ybeadi ffer
entcol
ortha
nt heunbakedcl
ay,
andtha t'
sOK.)Youshouldals
oha v
etwounba ked,
unrounded, 22
thinnerpinkcirc
les.
T hes
ewillbe
comet hetext
ured,
deli
cious-l
ook
ingpa r
tofthecookie

20

Repeatwit
htheot
herpa
irofshel
ls.L
aythebake
dtopon
theunbak
edbo omandpresstog
etherun l
thecl
ayspi
l
lsov
er.

La
ythecooki
estoge
ther
.Ta
keoneoft
hebak
edt
opsa
nd 23
pr
essi
toveroneoft
heunbake
dbo oms.

21

T
ext
urethecooki
es.
Presst
hebr
is
tl
esofthetoot
hbrus
h
a
gai
nstt
heunba k
edcla
y,cr
eangaroughanddeli
ci
ous
l
ook
ingt
e x
ture
.
Pr
essthecooki
est
oget
her.
Thecla
yonthebo ompi
ece
wi
lls
ortof“spi
l
lov
er”
--a
ndtha
t'swha
twe'r
ehopi
ngf
or.

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Phot
o 26

T
ext
ure
dcl
ay
Mixs
ome“ vani
ll
abu er crea
m”.Mixequa
lpa
rtsofwhit
eand
tr
ans
luc
e ntc
lay
.Ifyouwa nttog
etextr
acr
eave ,
crea
teyour
24 ownflavorandmi xcol
orstosui
tyou.

27

Consis
tenc
ycheck
!Yourshel
lss
houl
dlooks
ome
thi
ngl
i
ke
thi
s.Repea
tontheothe
rs he
ll
s.
F
il
lyourmacaron.T
akeasmal
lbal
lofy
ourbu e
rcr
eam
25 c
olorandpl
aceitonthefla
tsi
deofoneofy
ourmacar
ons
hel
l
s.

28

Baketheshel
ls
.Fol
l
owt
hei
nst
ruconsg
ive
nbyy
our
cl
ay'
sma nuf
act
urer
.
Fla enthefrosng.Pr
essdowns l
ight
lyonthefr
osngwith
onefing er,
ma k
ings
urethebal
lisfla enedevenlyona
lls
ide
s.
Don'tpushonthesi
desthatha
ves qui
shedout;wewant
themr ounded.

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29 32

F
ini
shthes
andwi
ch.
Layt
heot
herha
lfoft
hec
ook
ieont
opof Bakeyourmacaron.
Whe nc
alc
ulangbak
e me,r
emembe r
t
hefr
osng. toonl
yus et
hebu ercr
eamasthet
hic
knes
s—t
hecook
ies
areal
readybak
ed.
30
33

Pres
sdownont
hec
ook
ie.
Gett
hec
ook
ieha
lve
sst
uckon
thefr
osng. Makethatmacar
ons hi
ny.Onc
ethemacar
onhascool
ed,
r
ubtheshel
lsonthedenimtogiv
ethec
ookie
sthelus
trous
31 s
hinet
hatthei
redibl
ecousi
nshave.

34

S
quis
ht hefrosngout. Pr
essdownont hecook i
ehalv
esun l
t
hefrosngooz e
soutsidetheborderoftheshell
salile,
j
ustl
i
k erea
lma c
a r
onfrosngdoe s.
Don'tsquishitt
oofar
, Consi
st
encychec
k!Thebuffedmac
aron(le )i
smuc hmore
t
hough..
.wedon'twantthe“someonesatont hi
s”cooki
elook
. rea
li
sct ha
ntheunbuffedone(
ri
ght)
.It
'sal
linthedet
ail
s!

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He
lpf
ulS
ide
not
es
1

Ify
oudon'tha
veac i
rc
ula
rc ooki
ecue rathome ,
neverf
ear!Aroundcapwil
lworkj
usta
swe l
l.Y
ouc oul
dsna
gonefr
oma
wa
terbo l
e,abo leofgl
ue,oreventha
tjarofsoysauc
einyourre
fri
g e
rat
or.
You'
ll
gett
hesamee ffectasacuer,a
ndbestofa
ll
,
y
oucanrecycl
ethel
idwhe nyou'
redone,r
atherthant
ryi
ngtofindsomepl
acetostorei
t.

I
f
,whi
l
eyou'
ret
ext
uri
ngyourmaca
ronwit
hthetoot
hbr
ush,someoftheunbake
dc l
ayt
ear
soff,i
t'
stot
all
yOK.S
impl
yus
ebot
h
finger
stopre
ssdownonthebake
dma c
arontop,
reaa chi
ngthetwopi
ece
sofcl
ay.Ea
sy!

3
Don'twa ntt
oma keapinkma car
on?
Trysubst u nglimegreen,purpl
e,
yell
ow,ororang ecl
ayfortheredin
thi
srecipe.Ma car
onsareusuall
yso
pastelc
olors,butdon'
tletthathi
nder
yourima gi
naon.

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T
hin
gsT
oDoWi
thY
ourMa
car
ons
Refr
igera
torma gnets:Glueastr
ipofma gnet(
avai
labl
eatcras t
ore
s )t
othebackofy
ourma c
aron.
Alt
erna vel
y,youca ncutuponeoft hosepromo onalmagnet
syouma yhavef
romalocalc
ardeale
rshi
p
andg l
uethatt
ot heba ckofyourcooki
e.Theonlyt
hingtobecare
fulofi
sthats
ome me st
hema gnet
s
aretoowe a
ktohol duppa peraswe l
lasthecl
ay.

Postear
ri
ng s
:Usingane
xcep ona
ll
yst
ronggl
uel
ikeE
-6000,
gluepost
stothebac
kofyourmacar
ons.
Usetheglueinaverywel
lve
nl at
edar
ea,be
caus
eitree
ks,a
ndletthegl
uecuref
or24hoursbe
fore
weari
ngthee ar
ri
ngs.

Neckl
acependantorbr
acel
etc
har
m:Whenyouputthebu er
crea
mf r
osngbet
weenthecook
iehal
ves
,
sl
i
pinahe adpi
norwire
.Ae ry
oubak
ethec
ooki
e,twis
tthewir
eintoal
oopa
ndsli
pthecha
rmontoa
neck
lac
eorbr a
cel
et.

Chri
stma streeorna
ments:Beforeyoubakethecla
ya tanyst
ageofthecr
ea onproce
ss,punchahol
ein
thetopt hi
rdofthecook
iewithak ebabske
we rorsi
mila
rroundobje
c t
.Whenyourma c
aronisfini
she
d,
ther
es houldbeoneholeclea
rt hr
oug ht
hetopofthema car
on,andyoucanst
ri
ngitontori
bbonfora
l
ovelya ndoh-so-
chi
cChri
stmasor nament
.

Doll
housefood:Makethema car
onsaccordi
ngtotheabovedir
econs ,buti
nst
eadofus
ingag luebo le-
si
zedcap,useapla
scdr inki
ngstr
awtoc utouttheci
rcl
es.
You’l
lal
soha v
etoplaywi
thdiffe
re ntthi
cknes
ses
ofcl
ay,si
nceyou’
reworkinginasmall
erscal
e,buttha
t’spar
tofthefun!Youca
nma keanassortmentfor
yourbaker
y,orar
rangethemi nacl
earcooki
ejarfort
hebe s
tsma l
l
-si
zea ersc
hools
nackever .

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