Gingerbread Macarons Recipe

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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 Recipe

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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