SAN FRANCISCO — Watch out, cupcake! The macaron is angling to be the new darling of the pastry world. And it is one cute cookie.
"They're adorable," says Angie Dudley, who blogs about baking at Bakerella.com and recently took a class on how to make the meringue-based treats from France. "I think it's just the colors and they're so uniform, they're so perfect-looking if you do it right."
The dessert (pronounced MAC-a-RON) comes from France and consists of just a few ingredients, mainly egg white, ground almonds and sugar. They're often also called macaroons, which is confusing because a macaroon more commonly is a coconut-based sweet.
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