So I was researching macarons today and I learned something new =) The main reason people get "macaron" and "macaroon" confused is because they can be used to describe the same cookie. Macaron is the French spelling and macaroon is the English spelling of similar meringue almond cookies. Because the English spelling, macaroon, can also mean the coconut ball cookie, the French spelling, macaron, has been adopted by many. Apparently, macarons are a type of macaroons. But macaroons (the coconut cookie) are not macarons. So either macaron or macaroon is technically correct when describing the meringue almond cookies.
Still very confusing.
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