And I am kind of beyond excited about them.
See, they are not just any old macarons. Nope, these are pretzels macarons.
Pretzel guys!! And they are filled with peanut butter and hot fudge sauce, but then it all gets frozen (or chilled – your preference) because um they are so good that way.
And with summer nearing all I can think about is frozen treats, so frozen macarons just made sense.
That is a swirl of heaven up there.
Just to be clear here, these are macarons, not macaroons. I didn’t just happen to spell it wrong, although that would not be out of line for me. I am sure you have caught many of my spelling and grammar mistakes if you are a frequent reader. But yes, there is a difference. They are both sweet treats, but a macaron is a meringue-based cookie, usually sandwiched around a cream-based filling. A macaroon is a moist, coconut based treat, often served during Passover because it does not contain any flour. With macarons, it is best to weigh out your ingredients. Sorry, but if you want super delicious macarons, you need to be precise to get the best results. That is why you will see that I have listed the ingredients that need to be measured out in grams instead of cups.
I know that macarons are kind of a scary thing, and trust me, my very first FIVE attempts were major fails. Like right to the trash fails, but then I figured out I just needed to let the macarons sit on the counter to set for a little before baking and that solved all my problems. Well, not all my problems, but my macaron problems anyway.
Actually, I currently have a kind of big problem. A mouse, a cat and apparently too many crumbs on the floor that must have attracted the mouse. Oh yes, that is currently happening over here and it is grossing the heck out out of me. Yep, I actually saw the cat chase the mouse. My dad thinks that’s just great, that that is what we have the cat for. I sleep with that cat though, I have since he was 6 weeks old, and I’m not sleeping with a cat that catches a mouse!
So for now, we are just going to pretend these little cookies are going to solve everything. I am going to pray I do not walk out of my office and find a dead mouse by the door. Eww. I am also hoping that with all my frozen treats I have coming, the weather will soon catch on and the freezing temps + snow will go away. FOR GOOD.
Cookies can totally do that right?
Well maybe not, but at least these taste delicious!
