French Macarons Recipe: Crispy, chewy, and deliciosuly light, these French macaron cookies are easier to make than you may think!
INGREDIENTS
Servings: 40
Powdered sugar
1 3/4 cup, spooned, leveled
Fine almond flour
1 cup, spooned, leveled
Fine sugar
1/4 cup
Food coloring
8 drops
Egg whites
3, at room temperature
Cream of tartar
1/4 tsp
Salt
1 pinch
Unsalted butter
1/2 cup, room temperature (for the filling)
Powdered sugar
3/4 cup, spooned, leveled (for the filling)
Pure vanilla extract
1 tsp (for the filling)
DIRECTIONS
- Preheat the oven to 300° F (150° C/Gas mark 2). Prepare 2 cookie sheets by spraying them with cooking spray and lining with parchment paper.
- Using a fine-mesh sieve, sift 1 3/4 cup powdered sugar with flour. Discard solids.
- Beat egg whites, cream of tartar, and salt until the mixture is frothy. Increase to medium-high and gradually add fine sugar. Beat until eggs are stiff and glossy. Beat in food coloring. Fold dry ingredients into the eggs using a spatula.
- Using a pastry bag fitted with a 1/4-inch round tip, carefully pipe the batter into 1-inch circles spacing each 1 inch apart. Tap the cookie sheet against the work surface to release air bubbles. Allow the batter to sit for 45 minutes.
- Bake one sheet at a time in the preheated oven for 14 minutes, rotating halfway through, until set. Allow to cool for 10 minutes before transferring to the rack to cool completely.
- Beat butter with vanilla extract and 3/4 cup powdered sugar until fluffy. Spread the mixture on half of the cookies and top with the remaining cookies. Enjoy your French Macarons!
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