Peppermint Mocha French Macarons
Peppermint Mocha French Macarons
These festive French macarons have a intense, chocolate peppermint flavor that will add color and flavor to your holiday cookie platter. — Angela CarlosFor more great recipes like this one, visit Vintage Zest.
Servings
1
Ingredients
- 1 cup almond flour
- 2 cup confectioner's sugar
- 3 egg whites, room temperature
- 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1/4 cup white sugar
- 5 drops red food coloring, optional
- 4 ounce bittersweet chocolate, chopped
- 2 tablespoon unsalted butter, at room temperature and cut into chunks
- 1/2 cup creamer, such as international delight creamer, peppermint mocha flavor
Directions
- Sift almond flour and powdered sugar together. Set aside.
- Beat egg whites until foamy.
- Add salt, cream of tartar and white sugar and beat for an additional 8 - 10 mins, until stiff peaks are achieved.
- Add food coloring to slightly darker than desired shade as the color will fade as it bakes.
- Fold the almond flour and sugar mixture into the egg white mixture.
- Transfer batter to a pastry bag.
- Pipe out 1 inch rounds on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Tap the pan hard at least 2 - 3 times to release the air bubbles.
- Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F.
- Let the macarons sit out for 20 minutes to an hour to allow for drying.
- After drying, bake at 300 degrees F for 20 minutes.
- For filling, melt the chocolate.
- Whip the butter with an electric mixer until pale and fluffy.
- Add the creamer, then slowly add the melted chocolate. Whip until combined.
- Transfer to a pastry bag, fitted with a small tip.
- Match the cookie shells up by size.
- Pipe a small mound of filling on one cookie shell, then top with another cookie.
- Enjoy your macaron!