Neapolitan Macarons

Servings:

INGREDIENTS

eggs whites, room temperature

sugar

powdered sugar

superfine almond flour

drops red food coloring

Filling:

of cream cheese

powdered sugar

milk

Strawberry jam

PREPARATION

. Preheat oven to 285ºF/140ºC.

. In a medium bowl, beat the egg whites until frothy.

. Keep beating and slowly add sugar until stiff peaks form.

. Sift powdered sugar and almond flour over the egg whites.

. Fold the dry mixture into the egg whites, giving the bowl a quarter turn every third fold. Make sure to not overmix or the macarons will not rise.

. Once the batter reaches a lava-like consistency, transfer half the batter to another bowl and add the food coloring. Mix until just combined. Do not overmix!

. Working quickly, put the white and pink batters into separate sandwich bags.

. Cut the corner off of each bag and squeeze the two batters evenly into a larger gallon-size bag or piping bag to create the multicolor effect.

. Pipe 1½-inch dollops onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper (Tip: take a little batter to “glue:” down the edges of the parchment paper so it stays put).

. Let the cookies rest for 30 minutes to an hour, until they are no longer wet to the touch and a skin forms on top.

. While resting, make the filling by mixing the cream cheese, powdered sugar and milk in a bowl until smooth. Transfer to a piping bag and set aside until ready to fill.

. When the cookies are dry to the touch, bake for 13 to 15 minutes until they have risen to form a “foot.”

. Let rest for 10 minutes before filling. To fill, pipe a circle of the cream cheese mixture around the edge of one cookie and place a small dollop of jam in the center. Sandwich with another macaron.

. Macarons are best kept refrigerated until serving.

. Enjoy!

INGREDIENTS

eggs whites, room temperature

sugar

powdered sugar

superfine almond flour

crushed chocolate cookies

dark cocoa powder

black food coloring

powdered sugar

softened butter

vanilla

milk

cookies and cream filling

PREPARATION

. Preheat oven to 285ºF/140ºC.

. In a medium bowl, beat the egg whites until frothy.

. Keep beating and slowly add sugar until stiff peaks form.

. Sift powdered sugar, cookie crumbs, almond flour, and cocoa powder over the egg whites.

. Fold the dry mixture into the egg whites completely, but make sure to not overmix or the macarons will not rise.

. Once the batter reaches a lava-like consistency, add the food coloring. Mix until just combined, without over mixing.

. Place the mixture into a piping bag or zip-top bag. Cut of the tip to pipe.

. Pipe 1½-inch dollops onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Tip: take a little batter to “glue” down the edges of the parchment paper so it stays put.

. Let the cookies rest at room temperature for 30 minutes to an hour, until they are no longer wet to the touch and a skin forms on top.

. While resting, make the filling by mixing the butter, powdered sugar, cookie cream filling, vanilla, and milk in a bowl until smooth. Transfer to a piping bag and set aside until ready to fill.

. When the cookies are dry to the touch, bake for 15-18 minutes until they have risen.

. Let rest for 10 minutes before filling. To fill, pipe about about a tablespoon of the buttercream onto one macaron and place another on top.

. Macarons are best kept refrigerated until serving.

. Enjoy!

Servings: 16-18 macarons

INGREDIENTS

For the cookie:

large egg whites (100g), room temperature

granulated sugar (50g)

powdered sugar (200g)

superfine almond flour (110g) (if unable to find "superfine" it is recommended that you pulse the almond flour in a food processor first)

instant espresso powder

For the buttercream filling:

butter, room temperature

powdered sugar, sifted

vanilla extract

Cocoa powder for dusting (optional)