Insider's lifestyle deputy editor Chloe Pantazi attempted macarons for the first time. Unfortunately, she made "crackly, odd-shaped cookies" instead of the delicate French treats.
Pantazi used a recipe from Chip and Joanna Gaines' magazine, Magnolia Journal. She said that looking back at it, she was able to tell that her two mistakes were, "over-mixing the batter, and not getting the air bubbles out of the piped macarons (achieved by slamming the baking pan on the counter five times, apparently)."
"Despite looking like little alien monsters, they tasted good," she said. "Thankfully, even Joanna Gaines said this recipe took her a few times to master, so I'll keep trying!"