macaron
noun
ma·ca·ron
ˌmä-kə-ˈrōn 
: a light, often brightly colored sandwich cookie consisting of two rounded disks made from a batter of egg whites, sugar, and almond flour surrounding a sweet filling (as of ganache, buttercream, or jam)
Note that we speak here of the Parisian macaron, two airy almond meringue cookies pressed around a creamy filling—not those tiny bombs of shredded coconut that, on our shores, answer to the name "macaroon."—
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His macarons are plateau-shaped and look a little like cornbread.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
Private villas were rented and transformed into extravagant replicas of the movies’ opulent Capitol, complete with servers in eccentric wigs, chocolate fountains that flowed for hours and enough colorful macarons to feed a small city.
—Kyle Buchanan, New York Times, 18 May 2025
Thoughts of buttery croissants, macarons and tea filled my head.
—Yvette Walker, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2025
Popular here are the tiramisu and the macarons, which come in every color of the rainbow and then some.
—Timothy Depeugh, Charlotte Observer, 1 May 2025
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Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
Private villas were rented and transformed into extravagant replicas of the movies’ opulent Capitol, complete with servers in eccentric wigs, chocolate fountains that flowed for hours and enough colorful macarons to feed a small city.
—Kyle Buchanan, New York Times, 18 May 2025
Thoughts of buttery croissants, macarons and tea filled my head.
—Yvette Walker, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2025
Popular here are the tiramisu and the macarons, which come in every color of the rainbow and then some.
—Timothy Depeugh, Charlotte Observer, 1 May 2025
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“Macaron.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/macaron. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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