Gingerbread Macarons have a classic french macaron shell flavored with ginger, cinnamon, and allspice, filled with molasses buttercream. Decorated with a simple royal icing, they’re basically just classic gingerbread cookies in macaron form!
These Christmas macarons taste just like traditional gingerbread, but in a form of a macaron!
Gingerbread Macarons Recipe
Gingerbread Macarons have a classic french macaron shell flavored with ginger, cinnamon, and allspice, filled with molasses buttercream. Decorated with a simple royal icing, they're basically just classic gingerbread cookies in macaron form!
Prep Time
2 hours
Cook Time
40 minutes
Resting Time
40 minutes
Total Time
3 hours 20 minutes
Ingredients
Macaron shell:
- 100 grams granulated sugar
- 4 grams egg white powder optional, read notes
- 100 grams egg whites
- 105 grams almond flour
- 105 grams powdered sugar
- 1/4 tsp ginger powder
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon powder
- 1/4 tsp ground allspice
- 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg read notes
- 3 grams cocoa powder optional, for color
- Food coloring I used a bit of brown and dijon by americolor
Buttercream filling:
- 1 1/3 cups confectioners’ sugar sifted (170 grams)
- 4 tbsp unsalted butter softened (56 grams)
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 tsp molasses
- 1/4 tsp ground ginger
- 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 1-2 tbsp milk only if necessary to thin out the frosting
Instructions
Let’s Get Cooking!
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