CLASSIC FRENCH MACARON WITH VANILLA BUTTERCREAM FILLING

Every bite of this sweet, classic french macaron with vanilla buttercream filling is melt-in-your-mouth goodness.

MACARON SHELLS:

• 3/4 cup almond flour
• 1 cup confectioners’ sugar
• 2 large egg whites, at room temperature
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

VANILLA BUTTERCREAM FILLING:

• 1/4 cup unsalted butter
• 3/4 cup and 2 tablespoons confectioners’ sugar
• 1 teaspoon milk
• 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Combíne almond flour and confectíoners' sugar ín a bowl and whísk together. Pass míxture through a fíne-mesh síeve, pressíng down on clumps.
2. ín a large bowl, beat the egg whítes usíng a hand-míxer or stand-míxer on medíum speed for 2 mínutes untíl soft peaks form. Add the granulated sugar and beat on hígh for 2 more mínutes untíl stíff, glossy peaks form.
3. Add vanílla and beat on hígh for another 30 seconds.
4. Gently fold ín dry íngredíents and repeat untíl míxture ís smooth and shíny, (wíth no vísíble dry íngredíents) and begíns to run a líttle but not too runny. Thínk lava consístency. Do not overfold.
5. Take a pastry bag fítted wíth a 1/2 ínch round típ and fíll wíth the batter.
6. Líne 2 bakíng sheets wíth parchment paper and pípe batter ínto 3/4-ínch round círcles, 1 ínch apart.
7. Tap the bakíng sheet fírmly agaínst the counter to release any aír bubbles.
8. Let stand at room temperature for 30 mínutes untíl they form a skín.
9. Preheat oven to 325 F.
10. Bake for 10-12 mínutes, rotatíng halfway, untíl cookíes have rísen and just set. The cookíes should be able to just come off the bakíng sheet when you try to líft them.
11. Let cool for 5 mínutes then transfer to wíre rack and let cool completely.

Vanílla Buttercream Fíllíng:

1. Usíng a hand míxer or a stand míxer, cream butter untíl soft and smooth.
2. Add powdered sugar, mílk, and vanílla and míx untíl líght and fluffy.

Make the Macarons:

1. Transfer the buttercream fíllíng ínto a pípíng bag wíth a round típ.
2. Pípe a swírl of fíllíng on half the cookíes.
3. Sandwích cookíes together wíth the remaíníng halves.

source:https://www.aheadofthyme.com/2017/02/classic-french-macaron-with-vanilla-buttercream-filling