Christmas Tree Macarons

Macaron recipe:

• 1 cup confectioners’ sugar
• 3/4 cup almond flour
• 2 large egg whites, room temperature
• 1/4 cup superfine sugar
• Pinch of tartar
• Green Food coloring
• sprinkles

Ganache Filling recipe: 

• 1 cup of white chocolate melts
• 1/2 cup of heavy cream

Directions: 

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees
2. With a mixer on medium speed, whisk the egg whites until foamy
3. Reduce speed to low, adding the superfine sugar slowly Increase speed to high and beat until stiff peaks form, about 8 minutes, add food coloring
4. In 2 separate additions, add the flour and confectioners sugar mixture into the egg whites, folding after every addition
5. Be sure not to over work batter. Batter should be smooth and shiny

Piping: 

1. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper
2. Spoon the batter into a pastry bag fitted with a 1/2-inch round tip
3. Pipe three different sizes 1.5 inch rounds, 1-inch rounds, 1/2 inch rounds (1-inch apart) on parchment paper, dragging pastry tip to the side of the rounds, rather then up forming peaks
4. Rap each sheet on counter top, to release air bubbles Let rounds rest on countertop for 1 hour
5. In the mean time, make the ganache

Ganache Directions: 

• Using a double broiler technique, melt the chocolate when completely melted, pour in the heavy cream mix until completely combined if the mixture is still lumpy, add more heavy cream until smooth don’t worry if it seems too liquidy, the mixture will solidify in the fridge

Ready to Bake:

1. Reduce oven temperature to 320 degrees
2. Bake 1 sheet at a time until crisp and firm, about 10 minutes
3. After each batch increase the oven to 375 degrees for 5 minutes then bring temperature down to 320 degrees before baking
4. After baking, let cool for about 15 min
5. Fill up with the Ganache, layering each size to form a tree
6. add sprinkles where Ganache shows
7. Refrigerate before serving!

Enjoy!