Chocolate Hazelnut Macaron
Servings
about 25filled macarons
Servings
about 25filled macarons
Ingredients
For the Cookies
For the Nutella Buttercream
Instructions
  1. Sift almond powder, powdered sugar and cocoa powder together into a large bowl. Discard any pieces that are too large to go through the sifter. Also mix in the salt.
  2. In the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, beat egg whites and cream of tartar on high until foamy. With the mixer still running on a slower speed, gradually add sugar and continue mixing. Turn up the speed to medium-high and whisk until soft peaks form. Add vanilla, then continue mixing until stiff peaks form.
  3. Gently pour the almond flour mixture over the egg whites. Use a rubber spatula to fold it into the egg whites. Be carful not to over mix. To test when the batter is ready, drop some from the spatula and count to ten. In this amount of time it should have dissolved back into the mixture.
  4. Transfer to a piping bag fitted with a Wilton 1A tip (or any other medium round tip). Pipe 1″ rounds of batter onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or silicon baking mat. Space them at least 1″ apart.
  5. Tap the pan on the counter top 4 or 5 times to get rid of any air bubbles. Let sit for 20 – 30 minutes, until the top of the macaron isn’t sticky. Allowing them to rest creates the crinkled “feet” when they bake.
  6. Baking for 15 – 20 minutes. To check if they are done, try taking one cookie off of the mat. If it sticks it needs more time. Completely cool on wire rack.
Nutella Buttercream
  1. In the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter until creamy, about 2 – 3 minutes. Add powdered sugar and continue mixing on medium speed. Add Nutella and beat on medium. Mix in the heavy cream and vanilla extract, then add the salt.
  2. Transfer to a piping bag with a medium round tip or just cut the tip of the bag. Pipe onto the cookie then sandwich it with another. Sprinkle the sides with chopped hazelnuts. Repeat until you use all of the cookies.