Pretty Patties?

My friend Jenna is having "A Sophisticated Grownup Birthday Soirée" tonight! We're not doing presents (I think?) so I figured I would try making something pretty and sophisticated. I've seen recipes for macaroons everywhere, so I figured I should try making them myself. After picking up sliced almonds from Acme I began to create. The macaroon recipe I used was from marthastewart.com (as usual.) It produced more than I thought, which turned out in my favor, but somehow I had several cups of filler left over. The first time I saw pictures of this type of macaroon I thought they were pretty patties. Tonight, these are pretty patties.

Jenna.

Pretty Patties?

Parisian Macaroons.