Vanilla Bean Macarons

INGREDIENTS

200 g

(a skimpy 2 cups) powdered sugar

100 g

almond flour/meal

100 g

(3 large eggs) egg whites, room temperature*

salt

50 g

(about ¼ cup) granulated sugar

Seeds from ½ a vanilla bean**

1/2 cup

salted butter, softened

1 1/2 cups

powdered sugar, sifted

Seeds from ½ a vanilla bean**

1 tsp

vanilla extract