What is the Best Way to Ship Macrons?
 

So here's the deal, my sister-in-law who I love very much recently went to Paris and fell in love with macrons. Today, I tried a bakery in Cary, NC which has excellent macrons and with her birthday being later this month I want to send her a batch. Is there a good way to package these things so they'll arrive all in one piece? I'm definitely going to spring for overnight but I've never mailed cookies before. Any help would be appreciated!

What is the Best Way to Ship Macrons?
 

There is a Laduree in Mew York now. Haven't compared to the Laduree in Paris, but they must be similar. If they'll ship, much easier than shipping from Paris

Ah sorry I guess I wasn't very clear. I want to buy the macrons from a bakery here by me in North Carolina, pack them myself and ship them to her in Maryland. I'm just not sure of the best way to do it.

What is the Best Way to Ship Macrons?
 

Well, packing them carefully and shipping to Maryland may not be safe... As a flyertalker you should spend a few hours on ita matrix and your favorite OTA, book a ten segment mileage run trip around half of the world, take the macarons(!) as carry-on luggage, rake in a horrendous amount of miles, get upgraded on each segment, fight thegate lice, write/boast in a trip report, and incidentally deliver the macarons(!) in person to your sister-in-law....

I was wondering what a "macron" was! MAY-kron, right, or is it MAAAAY-krown? :D

Irrespectful, I'd ask the patissier for tips; it's his/her product, so he/she knows how to best ship it.

Some places will ship via FedEx and pack them in a thermal envelop with a cool pack or maybe even dry ice. I assume they surround the boxes with a lot of packing material. In any case it seems that it should be relatively safe as long as you pack them well, keep them cool to preserve freshness and choose next day delivery.

Or, you could send her the recipe, the ingredients and a picture of the final product along with a note that reads, "Some assembly required." A lot of my childhood birthday presents came that way. ;)

The taste and texture of these products, when shipped, even from the "finest places," leaves a lot to be desired. They may show up looking nice, but if they aren't "within day of baking" fresh, they are a grand disappointment.

There was an article in the Times a week or so ago. The one's you purchase from Laduree (and others) in places outside Paris and made in factories and actually frozen for shipment. So, likely not quite the same.

Why not see if you can find some at a bakery in Maryland and have them delivered to her?

Macron? You don't, by any chance, mean "macaroon," do you?

Let's split the difference. These things:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macaron

Ah, those things! I never knew they were called "macarons." I've seen them in lots of bakeries in larger cities in the US. Are they really that hard to find here?

And they are REALLY good. :)

Here in Chicago we like Nutter Butter cookies. Not quite the same, but if you're domestic then why bother with something which would be more exciting coming from France.

A macaron only stays fresh for a few days. It's not worth it to ship them, unless they go overnight.

Mods, please delete this. I posted in error. Thanks.