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Mermaid Macarons

Macaron Recipe

Makes about 20 macaron sandwiches

Ingredients

• 3 egg whites
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 cup almond flour
• Purple gel food color

Directions

1. Beat egg whites until foamy. Slowly add in sugar, then mix for 6-8 minutes or until stiff peaks form.
2. In a separate bowl, sift together almond flour and powdered sugar. Whisk to combine.
3. Add half of dry ingredients to wet ingredients and fold in until halfway combined. Add in remaining dry ingredients, then fold until batter drips off spatula slowly but continuously.
4. Pipe out macarons onto parchment paper lined baking sheet, then add sprinkles to upper halves of half of macarons. Tap baking sheet on counter to release air bubbles, then let sit for 30-45 minutes or until skin forms on outside of macarons (they should not stick to your finger when lightly touched). At this point, preheat your oven to 300 F while you wait for the skin to form.
5. Bake for minutes, or until macarons remove cleanly from parchment paper.
6. Fill with buttercream and add sugar pearl.

Buttercream Frosting Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 cup softened butter
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 3-4 T milk

Directions

1. Beat butter until smooth, then mix in powdered sugar one cup a time. Mix in vanilla extract, then add milk to reach desired consistency. Color frosting in desired colors.

Mermaid Freakshakes

Makes one 8 oz. milkshake

Ingredients

• 1 T marshmallow fluff (optional)
• Pink sanding sugar
• 5 scoops of softened vanilla ice cream
• 1/4 cup – 1/2 cup milk (depending on how soft ice cream is)
• Gel food color in blue and purple
• Decorations – colored Candiquik bark, sour candies, chocolate seashells, etc.

Directions

1. Spread marshmallow fluff along rim of glass, then roll in pink sanding sugar. Chill glasses in the fridge until ready to use.
2. Blend together ice cream, milk, and food color until smooth. Add more ice cream or milk as necessary to reach desired consistency. Pour into glasses and top with whipped cream and decorations!

Sand Dollar Cookies

Ingredients

• Sugar cookie mix, prepared according to “cut-out” cookie directions
• Sliced almonds
• Cinnamon sugar (1/4 sugar + 1 T cinnamon)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. Roll cookie dough into 1″ balls, then toss in cinnamon sugar. Flatten on baking sheet and press on five sliced almonds in a flower shape to mimic a sand dollar.
3. Bake for 12-13 minutes.

Sprinkles Used

• Pearls
• White jimmies
• Purple sugar flakes
• Glitter sanding sugar
• Stars