Cinnamon Macarons

5 from 1 vote

If you love sugar, spice, and everything nice, you’re going to fall head over heels for my Cinnamon Macarons. These delightfully dainty, warmly spiced French sandwich cookies are made with just 10 basic ingredients and are naturally gluten-free!

Prep Time30

Cook Time11

Resting Time45

Total Time1 26

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: French

Servings: Macarons (32 Shells)

Calories: 199kcal

Author: Emily Laurae

Equipment

Ingredients

Cinnamon Macarons

76 g Granulated Sugar
90 ml Room Temperature Egg Whites
80 g Almond Flour Blanched
135 g Powdered Sugar
15 g Ground Cinnamon
Gel Food Coloring optional

Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting

56 g Unsalted Butter
227 g Cream Cheese
120 g Powdered Sugar sifted
3 teaspoons Ground Cinnamon

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Cinnamon Macarons

Line each baking sheet with your prepared parchment templates and prepare your piping bags along with your piping tips. I like to use a small, round piping tips for piping.
Pour your egg whites into the bowl of a stand mixer and start whisking on medium speed. Once they start to foam, slowly add your sugar and bring up your speed to medium for about three to four minutes.
90 ml Room Temperature Egg Whites, 76 g Granulated Sugar
While your meringue is whisking away, grind together your measured powdered sugar, ground cinnamon, and almond flour using a food processor for one minute. Sift these dry ingredients into a large bowl with a fine sieve and set aside.
80 g Almond Flour, 135 g Powdered Sugar, 15 g Ground Cinnamon
Your meringue is complete when it holds stiff peaks - add desired food coloring and gently whisk for a few additional seconds to incorporate.
Gel Food Coloring
Now it’s time for the ever so important Macaronage! This is the act of mixing your dry ingredients into your french meringue and folding these ingredients enough to allow for the perfect desired consistency. To start, pour your dry mixture onto the meringue and slowly start to fold with a spatula. While rotating the bowl, continue to fold ingredients together. Press mixture on the side of your bowl until the mixture of the batter flows off your spatula rather slowly and smoothly. You should see that the batter will drip off the spatula back into the bowl, and rest on top for a moment. Then, the batter from your spatula will slowly sink back into the mixture. One too many folds and your batter could be over mixed leading to it being impossible to work with, so be careful not to overmix!
Pour your macaron batter into your prepared piping bag and pipe in circles onto your templated parchment paper. In order to get rid of any air bubbles within your piped shells and to even out your tops, tap your baking sheet firmly on a flat surface. You can always use a toothpick to gently pop any extra air bubbles that you see hovering on top of your shells.
Allow the shells to rest for approximately 30 minutes. Once the top of your shells are dry to the touch they are ready to bake!
Place your macarons in your oven that has been preheated to 310 degrees Fahrenheit. Bake for 9 minutes, then rotate the baking tray and bake for an additional 2 minutes.
You will know that your macarons are ready to remove from the oven when you gently touch the upper shell, and it barely moves, while the developed foot of the macaron stays set to the parchment paper. Remove from the oven to cool completely before removing shells from the parchment paper.

Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting

Beat together the softened butter and cream cheese on medium speed until it’s smooth and somewhat fluffy.
56 g Unsalted Butter, 227 g Cream Cheese
Scrape down the sides, then add in the powdered sugar slowly and ground cinnamon.
120 g Powdered Sugar, 3 teaspoons Ground Cinnamon
Place cream cheese frosting in a plastic bag or pastry bag with a piping tip and set aside.

Assembly

Once cooled, the shells will peel easily off of your parchment paper. Find each shell's matching half and pipe a circle of cinnamon filling into the middle. Finally, top with the matching half. Place in the fridge overnight for the perfect texture and taste!

Notes

Tips to make the best cinnamon macarons

Use a kitchen scale. Working with weights rather than measuring cups is the easiest way to ensure consistently delicious macarons.
Parchment paper is your friend. Not only can you draw out your circles on it so your macarons are even, but it also makes cleanup a breeze.
Don’t rush the rest. Once you pipe out the macaron batter, you need to let it rest for 30 minutes. This helps to create a “skin,” which means they’ll look shiny and smooth. It’s also essential for getting your macaron shells to have “feet.”
Storage: Unfilled cinnamon macaron shells can be left in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days, or frozen for up to a month. Likewise, the cinnamon buttercream can be stored in the fridge for up to 2 weeks, or frozen for up to 3 months. Once you’ve piped on the frosting and assembled them, they will keep for up to 3 days in the fridge. Filled macarons can also be frozen for up to 3 months.

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