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     Title: Brandi Egbert's Classic French Macaron w/Vanilla Buttercr
Categories: Cookies, Snacks, Nuts
     Yield: 12 servings

   3/4 c  Almond flour
     1 c  Confectioners' sugar
     2 lg Egg whites; room temp
   1/4 c  Granulated sugar
   1/2 ts Pure vanilla extract

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   1/4 c  Unsalted butter
   3/4 c  + 2 tb confectioners' sugar
     1 ts Milk
   1/2 ts Pure vanilla extract

 MACARON SHELLS: Combine almond flour and confectioners'
 sugar in a bowl and whisk together. Pass mixture through
 a fine-mesh sieve, pressing down on clumps.

 In a large bowl, beat the egg whites using a hand-mixer
 or stand-mixer on medium speed for 2 minutes until soft
 peaks form. Add the granulated sugar and beat on high
 for 2 more minutes until stiff, glossy peaks form.

 Add vanilla and beat on high for another 30 seconds.

 Gently fold in dry ingredients and repeat until mixture
 is smooth and shiny, (with no visible dry ingredients)
 and begins to run a little but not too runny. Think lava
 consistency. Do not overfold.

 Take a pastry bag fitted with a 1/2" round tip and fill
 with the batter.

 Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper and pipe
 batter into 3/4" round circles, 1" apart.

 Tap the baking sheet firmly against the counter to
 release any air bubbles.

 Let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes until they
 form a skin.

 Set oven @ 325°F/165°C.

 Bake for 10-12 minutes, rotating halfway, until cookies
 have risen and just set. The cookies should be able to
 just come off the baking sheet when you try to lift
 them.

 Let cool for 5 minutes then transfer to wire rack and
 allow to cool completely.

 VANILLA BUTTERCREAM FILLING: Using a hand mixer or a
 stand mixer, cream butter until soft and smooth.

 Add powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla and mix until
 light and fluffy.

 MAKE THE MACARONS: Transfer the buttercream filling into
 a piping bag with a round tip.

 Pipe a swirl of filling on half the cookies.

 Sandwich cookies together with the remaining halves.

 DO NOT OVERFOLD. The batter will be too runny and the
 macaron shells will not hold their shape. They will
 spread out and become flat and "feetless".

 DO NOT UNDERFOLD. The macaron shells will also lose
 shape. They will rise and crack when baked.

 STORAGE: You can store the macarons in an air-tight
 container in room temperature for up to a week.

 RECIPE FROM: https://www.aheadofthyme.com

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