Salted Caramel Macaroons

!French Macarons:

egg whites, room temperature (about 6 large eggs)

granulated sugar

ground almonds (also known as almond flour)

icing sugar (also known as confectioners sugar

Food coloring (I prefer the gel kind)

!Salted Caramel Sauce

White Sugar

Salted Butter, Softened, Cut Into Tablespoon Sized Pieces

Heavy Cream

to 1/2 teaspoon Himalayan Salt (or table salt), to taste

!Salted Caramel Buttercream

tbsp white sugar

tbsp water

large egg whites

grams butter, room temperature, and cut into tablespoon sized chunks

cup salted caramel sauce, or to taste