Magnifique Macarons

FOOD FOR Thought

- By Emily Tyra, PHOTOGRAPH BY Mark Derse

THE SMOOTH SANDWICH cookie called macaron (pronounced mack-ah-ROHN, as opposed to the bumpier, coconut-flavored mackah-ROON) is popping up in small town bakery cases, on wedding day sweets tables and all over Instagram, where tried-and-true flavors such as chocolate and pistachio sit alongside trendier ones-from the delicate (rose, orange blossom) to the dramatic (black licorice, cognac).