A macaron is a sweet meringue-based confectionery made with eggs, icing sugar, granulated sugar, almond powder or ground almond, and food colouring. It is also caled Luxemburgerli . The macaron is commonly filled with ganache, buttercream or jam filling sandwiched between two cookies. The name is derived from the Italian word maccarone or maccherone. The confectionery is characterised by smooth, squared top, ruffled circumference (referred to as the “foot” or “pied”), and flat base.
