Community Chat

[JJK1954]

$80.00 for 36 macarons? Are they kidding???

[RollTide2008]

They’re actually macarons which are insanely difficult to make. While it may be more than you want to spend, that’s not an outrageous price.

[CelticCrafter]

They are difficult to make and take a lot of time to make them.

[rms1954]

Buy them elsewhere.  You can probably find them cheaper in grocery store but guarantee they wouldn't be anywhere as good.

[cherry]

They are not cheap no matter where you buy them..

[Janey2]

At La Madison du Macaron they are $3 each. They are worth every penny.

[millieshops]

@Janey2Thanks for that info.  I've never bought them, never even seen them in my local bakeries -  just in cooking magazines.  But that price was in my mind.

At the one bakery that's not just supermarket near me, a black and white cookie costs $2.50 now -  it's big and the cookie itself is quite good ----after I scrape off most of the black and white icing.  So, $2.50 for what is essentially a sugar cookie!

[cherry]

The ingredients they are made from are expensive. They use almond meal ,instead of flour..price a pound of almonds , they are not cheap

[Pook]

@JJK1954  They are at least $3 each at the few bakeries that have them in my area.  I made them once and they are not a quick mix and bake plus costly.  Well worth it!

[camelot]

Why are macarons so expensive? - Because they are extremely tricky to make and many of their ingredients can be expensive and/or difficult to source. Macaron shells are made by folding almond flour (or some other nut flour) and confectioners sugar into a meringue (sugar and egg whites)

French Macarons

Yield: Makes 36 Sandwich Cookies

INGREDIENTS

• 10 egg whites (from large eggs), chilled
• 1 cup + 1 tbsp (9 oz) sugar
• 3 cups (12 oz) almond flour
• 3¾ cups (16 oz) powdered sugar
• 1-2 tbsp flavoring extract or food coloring