French Macaroons

I tried and although they tasted great I do believed that I failed. The process seems relatively easy but there is heaps of waiting going on and fiddly piping, I just assumed that I could whipped them up in a hour or two but it's more like a 24hr process if you want them perfect.

All piped and ready to sit about to rest...
My camera is giving me the craps at the moment in macro, so apologies for the blurry shot.

My Macaroons:

What they are meant to look like:

I do not give up easily, I will try them again, this time when the kids are not around as the more I said "don't touch" they couldn't help themselves.