macaroon
noun
mac·a·roon
ˌma-kə-ˈrün 
1
: a small cookie composed chiefly of egg whites, sugar, and ground almonds or coconut
2
: macaron
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There are chewy chocolate chip cookies, toasty macaroons encasing a dark chocolate core, and two types of fudgy brownie cookies too.
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Li Goldstein, Bon Appétit, 28 Sep. 2024
The 12-course meal presents playfully nostalgic riffs on Southern culture: One dish features a tomato-sandwich macaroon and a sorbet chaser, a nostalgic ode to childhood summers spent playing in the yard and drinking from the garden hose.
—Katie Kelly Bell, Robb Report, 21 Sep. 2024
This imperial stout was aged for a year in bourbon barrels before cocoa nibs, candied ginger, and toasted coconut were added to try to replicate the flavors of a macaroon in sudsy form.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 22 July 2024
The server brings out a three-tier tray with all the goodies: There are fresh warm scones with butter and jam, panna cotta, macaroons, different dessert squares, and three types of sandwiches.
—R29 Team, refinery29.com, 7 Feb. 2024
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Li Goldstein, Bon Appétit, 28 Sep. 2024
The 12-course meal presents playfully nostalgic riffs on Southern culture: One dish features a tomato-sandwich macaroon and a sorbet chaser, a nostalgic ode to childhood summers spent playing in the yard and drinking from the garden hose.
—Katie Kelly Bell, Robb Report, 21 Sep. 2024
This imperial stout was aged for a year in bourbon barrels before cocoa nibs, candied ginger, and toasted coconut were added to try to replicate the flavors of a macaroon in sudsy form.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 22 July 2024
The server brings out a three-tier tray with all the goodies: There are fresh warm scones with butter and jam, panna cotta, macaroons, different dessert squares, and three types of sandwiches.
—R29 Team, refinery29.com, 7 Feb. 2024
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macaroon
noun
mac·a·roon
ˌmak-ə-ˈrün
: a cookie or small cake made of egg whites, sugar, and ground almonds or coconut
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