Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.I think they’re the perfect excuse for a taste test! Pin this easy Strawberry Macarons Recipe: There will always be a couple Strawberry Macarons that just don’t turn out – and that’s okay. Pipe a small amount of strawberry buttercream into the center of one cookie, and sandwich with it’s other half. Place in a piping bag with a small round tip, like a #5.Īssemble your cookies by matching cookies with similar sizes (diameters). Add the powdered sugar and beat until light and fluffy.Īdd the vanilla and strawberry puree. Using a mixer, cream butter until smooth. Leaving the cookies on the hot baking sheet will continue to cook them past taking them out of the oven. Immediately slide the parchment paper off of the baking sheet to cool to prevent burning. You may want to rotate your cookie sheets midway through baking to ensure even cooking (imperative with macarons). Let the cookies dry for 20 minutes before preheating the oven to 350Fīake cookies, 1 sheet at a time, until firm to touch in center, about 14 minutes. This is an important step! Don’t run through getting as many of the bubbles out as you can. Tap the cookie sheets flat against the counter – you want to get any possible air bubbles out of the cookie batter before baking. (Or a large ziplock bag which you can cut the corner off of.) Pipe batter onto each prepared sheet in 12 walnut-size mounds, spaced 3″ apart because cookies will spread slightly. Spoon half of batter into pastry bag fitted with 1/2-inch plain round tip. Using a silicone spatula, gently fold the dry mixture with the egg whites in 1 cup increments until the dry ingredients are just combined. Remove 1 cup of the mixture and stir in the strawberry powder (or emulsion), then carefully fold back into the egg-sugar mixture. With the mixer running, slowly add the granulated sugar, until stiff peaks form, and the whites are shiny, about 2 minutes. You should be able to see soft peaks in your whites. Add a pinch of cream of tartar (if using – again, I don’t advise this), increase the speed to medium high, continue to beat until the egg whites are white in color and hold the line of the whisk. You’ll want to see a double in volume for your eggs. Place the whisk attachment on your mixer, and beat the eggs on medium speed until opaque and foamy. You can’t over mix this mixture because there is no flour! Place in a large bowl and set aside. Put powdered sugar, almond flour, and salt in a food processor and pulse several times until all of the ingredients are fine and well combined. Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats. I am preparing a macaron trouble-shooting guide for macarons, but for now this blog post is a great resource.Ĭheck out our quick video for how to make these strawberry heart macarons and then don’t forget to scroll down to grab your free printable recipe to make these yourself! (The jam is more readily accessible, but if you don’t want to wait for natural strawberry powder to be delivered to your house, feel free to use something like Strawberry Nesquick powder – just remove the equivalent amount of sugar from the recipe). Strawberry powder is a much easier way to add a strong (and natural) strawberry flavor to these cookies – and I actually think the flavor is much better. Instead, use it (or jam) in the filling and skip using it in the cookies. Now, using strawberry emulsion in these cookies is tricky and I don’t recommend it if you are new to baking macarons. (Also, please do not “hack” the eggs by adding cream of tartar so that they froth up faster – this chemical reaction alters the integrity of the macaron dough and is the main reason why macaron recipes fail.) Take your time with these little beauties and you will be well rewarded! Things like tapping the baking sheet to get the air out of the cookie batter and using room temperature ingredients (including the eggs) will make or break this recipe. I even provided a free printable that you can take into the kitchen with you (you can find it at the bottom of this post) and a video showing step-by-step how the batter should look at every stage of this recipe. While you can wing it when it comes to more simple recipes, I really encourage you to take the time and follow this recipe step-by-step. I think the main reason why people run into issues with macaron recipes is that they fail to precisely follow the directions. Macarons have developed an intimidating reputation, but there is no reason to avoid trying to make a batch. I love the sweet strawberry buttercream filling and the soft crunchy exterior of these beautiful strawberry cookies! Call me biased, but I think Strawberry Macarons are the perfect dessert for Valentine’s Day with their pretty color, delicate taste and French roots.
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