Jackson's Cookbook

Still continuing my lessons on how to make a macaron, I decided to remove one of the variables and make a plain old cookie. After all, I was determined to make this cookie even if it took me years. I had plenty of time and...

Continuing my lesson on the search for the perfect macaron, I will now discuss footless and puffy cookies. Since I'm now trying this for the fourth time, I'm getting smart. Starting by taking notes, pictures of the process...

Cracks and domes, flat and hollow, expect the unexpected when learning to bake a french macaron. Macarons are indeed a finicky little sandwich cookie. It's not called the world's most difficult cookie to be cute. It took me...

While learning to make macarons, there are going to be many macaron mishaps for the typical baker. Perhaps you've already read part one of this series on my journey of learning to make the most difficult cookie? I call this...

Join me in my journey of learning how to make macarons. Macaron Mishaps Speckled and Suntanned is part one and it gets funnier as time moves on. Eventually, I cracked the code on how to make macarons, but it took a while. In...