macaroon

noun

Definition of macaroonnext
as in macaron

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Recent Examples of macaroon The dessert station offers fresh fruit, brownies, cookies, macaroons, eclairs and cheesecakes. — Elaine Rewolinski, jsonline.com, 28 Apr. 2026 Max, meanwhile, had his own favorite part of the trip — seeing the Palais Garnier and eating macaroons. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2026 Costco also has a Kirkland Signature variety pack of dessert bars, which include brookies, pecan caramel brownies, wildberry macaroons, and macaroon madness bars. — Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 22 Oct. 2025 Groups will take in the cobblestone streets of Strasbourg, see the city via a canal boat, and wander the 15th-century Cathedral de Notre Dame at leisure, followed by a macaroon-making class aboard the ship. — Kerry Spencer, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for macaroon
Recent Examples of Synonyms for macaroon
  1. macaron
  2. hermit
  3. cookie
  4. shortbread
  5. tuile
  6. gingersnap
  7. snickerdoodle
  8. brownie
Noun
  • There's Boarderie's new Halloween Dessert Board, featuring an arrangement of fall-forward desserts including a pumpkin spice macaron and and pumpkin cheesecake blondie.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • For instance, they were both involved with work at Love Apple Farms in Scotts Valley, considered the exclusive kitchen garden of Manresa; at one point, Chef Pim taught macaron classes there.
    — Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of macaron
Noun
  • In The Death of Robin Hood, Hugh Jackman plays the bandit of Nottingham, aged and retired to a hermit's life in the wilderness.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The hermit in me liked to stay home, the little vampire loved to step out.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of hermit
Noun
  • After an hour, the huddle of people wearing black T-shirts gathered in a side room for cookies and coffee and a chance to mingle.
    — Lina Abascal, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Other menu favorites such as pies, cakes, cookies, breads, sundaes and milkshakes are available, along with the return of mango shakes and slushies, and homemade guava and hot pepper guava jellies.
    — Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of cookie
Noun
  • In the morning, fuel up with croissants and shortbread from the waterside Tempête Café.
    — Maryam Siddiqi, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Dennis did manage to recall enjoying chef LaQueanya Henry of Sugar Coated Cupcakes’s fig honey-vanilla cheesecake, layered with almond shortbread crumble, Black Mission fig compote, honey mascarpone and pistachio praline crunch.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of shortbread
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  • The garden’s heirloom tomatoes star in a returning signature dish each summer, featuring coconut fennel pollen custard, plum consomme, leek oil and sesame tuile.
    — Sara Rosenthal, Denver Post, 27 May 2026
  • For dessert, customers can dine on treats like an orange blossom saffron olive oil cake for $11 (complete with black walnut tuile and strawberry coulis).
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2025
Definition of tuile
Noun
  • The Pumpkin Spiced Teeny Tiny Pretzels blend white and dark chocolate with pumpkin pie spices, gingersnap cookies, and sea salt.
    — Danielle Bouchard, Martha Stewart, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Pumpkin Pie Spice Bark New to Trader Joe’s shelves this fall, this Pumpkin Pie Spice Bark starts with a white chocolate base mixed with pumpkin pie spices, crunchy pretzel pieces, and bits of gingersnap cookies.
    — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of gingersnap
Noun
  • Jump to Nutrition Facts Cream of tartar gives the cookies their signature snickerdoodle tang, while coconut oil mimics the flavor and texture of vegetable shortening, another traditional ingredient in snickerdoodles.
    — Emily Paster, Midwest Living, 15 Aug. 2026
  • These cookies have many of the same recipe components as snickerdoodles, including margarine and extra leavening.
    — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 26 May 2026
Definition of snickerdoodle
Noun
  • One of my go-tos is the brand’s fudge brownie mix, which has only six ingredients (plus oil and water) and is sweetened with coconut sugar.
    — Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The kitten got her name from her coloring, which reminded Alex of cookies and brownies.
    — Ashley Paul, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of brownie

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