If you've ever been intimidated by French macarons, you're not alone. After working with all three methods — French, Italian, and Swiss — I consistently recommend the Swiss method because it offers the best balance of stability, simplicity, and professional results. It removes much of the guesswork while still producing beautiful, reliable macarons without the extra complexity of the Italian method. In this post, I’ll walk you through my go-to Swiss method recipe and the tech

After more than 15 years of teaching sugar cookie decorating, this is the royal icing recipe I trust the most. It’s simple, stable, affordable, and creates a perfect blank canvas for any flavor or design. If you're looking for a dependable royal icing recipe that actually behaves, this is the one I recommend.

Soft, flavorful, and easy to work with, these Almond Velvet Sugar Cookies are designed for decorating but taste just as good on their own. After decades of testing recipes, this one finally checks every box.