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Strawberry Chocolate Macaron Cookies

Using the word "obsessed" doesn't come close to perfectly describing the love and undying devotion I have for these absolutely wonderful Strawberry Chocolate Macaron Cookies.
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Course: Death By Dessert
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Additional Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 12
Calories: 347kcal
Author: Chantal

Ingredients

Cookies

  • 4 oz. confectioners sugar
  • 2 oz. almond flour I recommend Bob’s Red Mill
  • 1 oz granulated sugar
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 2 oz. egg whites roughly two eggs at room temperature
  • 4-6 drops strawberry food flavoring
  • 4-6 drops chocolate food flavoring
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 1 tsp pink GEL food color
  • 1 tsp brown GEL food color

Ganache

  • ½ cup chocolate chips
  • ¼ cup heavy whipping cream

Instructions

  • First, weigh out all of your ingredients.
  • Next, sift together your almond flour and powdered sugar in a large bowl and set aside.
  • Add your egg whites to the bowl of your mixer and start mixing on a medium speed until they get frothy. Add in the salt.
  • Gradually add in your sugar to the egg whites and mix on a medium speed until you get a soft peak consistency. Add in the food color and flavoring to the meringue mixture before adding in dry ingredients.
  • After the egg whites are the right consistency, add about 1/3 of the dry mixture to the egg whites and fold in until there are no dry spots left.
  • Add in the remaining dry mixture to the meringue and fold in until there are no dry spots. STOP!
  • Split the batter into two bowls.
  • Add food coloring and flavoring, chocolate flavoring and brown food coloring in one bowl and strawberry flavoring and pink food coloring in the other.
  • Stirring each bowl, begin to check for the “ribbon” stage, where the batter falls off in ribbons and you can make a figure 8 without it breaking off. Once you get to this consistency stop folding.
  • Prepare two piping bags with a medium round tip. Place your bag in a large cup to make it easier to add your batter. Slowly add in your batter.
  • Place the macaron template under a silicon mat on a baking sheet.
  • Hold your piping bag completely vertical when piping and lift straight up. Making about 1 1/2 to 2 inch circles.
  • After you have piped all the batter, bang the baking sheet on the counter 10-20 times (seriously) to remove all air bubbles. Use a toothpick or something sharp to pop them.
  • Now it is time to let them dry. Leave them sitting on the counter for 30-60 minutes until you can touch them and you can feel a “shell” form over them. No batter should come off on your finger.
  • Preheat your oven to 300 degrees and bake your macarons for 10-15 minutes or until lightly browned. When you touch the top of the macaron it should not wiggle around on the “feet”.
  • Allow them to cool COMPLETELY before taking them off the baking sheet.

Ganache

  • Place the white chocolate chips and heavy whipping cream in a microwave safe bowl and melt in thirty second increments until fully melted.
  • Allow to sit for 10-15 minutes until thickened. You can also put the ganache in the fridge to speed up the thickening process.
  • Once the ganache is ready, place in a piping bag with a star tip, and pipe a little on half the macaron shells.
  • Sandwich them with the remaining macaron shells.
  • Keep in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 24-48 hours to allow them to “mature”.
  • Enjoy!

Nutrition

Serving: 2 | Calories: 347kcal | Carbohydrates: 44g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 75mg | Sodium: 259mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 38g
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