A while back I saw a post on Cake Spy on Macarons vs Macaroons that I thought was a great post. When I was on my French macaron baking spree I passed them off to some friends. I often got confused looks as they reached out to grab a macaron then asked:
"What's the difference between this macaron and the other macaroon?"
The post on Cake Spy gives a pretty good answer. What I want to do in this post is highlight some similarities and differences between the two in terms of making them and of course, the delight of eating them.
PROS
It's SUPER Easy to Make - When the steps to make it can be boiled down to about 3 steps, it's as easy as baking gets.