FRENCH MACARONS

1 Cup Ground Almonds 1 Cup Powdered Sugar 3 Egg Whites 1/4 Cup Sugar 1/8 Cup Cream Of Tartar 4 Tbsp Unsalted Butter 1/2 Cup Cream Cheese 1/4 Cup Peppermint Candies Food Coloring PREPARATIONS: 1- Separate egg yolks from whites. 2- Crack/break peppermint candies. DIRECTIONS: 1- Sift flour and ground almonds in a large bowl and stir until well combined. 2- In a separate bowl, whisk white eggs until stiff. 3- Add sugar and cream of tartar to the bowl and continue whisking until well mixed. 4- Add the four to the egg mixture and stir in folding form as shown in the video. 5- Separate to as many color macarons you wish to make and add food color of your choice to each bowl. 6- Cover a cookie pan with parchment paper, transfer the batter to pastry bag and pipe in any size you would like on parchment paper. (leave inch or two in between). 7- Tap the cookie sheet on working surface to release the trapped air. 8- Preheat Oven to 300º F (149º C), bake the macarons for 10 to 15 minutes. 9- Remove the cookies from the oven and set aside to cool down. 10- Meanwhile start preparing the cream filling. CREAM 11- Combine butter, cream cheese and cracked peppermint in a bowl and whisk thoroughly. 12- Sandwich macaron cookies with filling.

CALORIES & NUTRITION

FRENCH MACARONS CALORIES & NUTRITION VALUES

French macarons are delicious and can make great decoration piece for an occasion. They are cookies after all and are high in sugar. 3.5 oz (100g) of french macarons have 380 calories (213 calories from fat, 23.7 grams of fat and 10.3 g of saturated fat. They look great next to a cup of coffee but that's not the only good thing about macarons. Macarons are low in sodium. 100 g of it contains 38 g of carbohydrates and 7.1 g or protein.