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
  • To celebrate the partnership, Amelie’s has also created a limited-time pineapple macaron inspired by Dole pineapples.
    — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 9 June 2026
  • The Costa Mesa locale also serves tarts with flavors like cheese, chocolate, matcha, mango and pistachio, along with macarons and mochi.
    — Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 26 May 2026
Definition of macaron
Noun
  • The area was also chosen by artistic hermit squatters, known as Dunnites, who lived around nearby Oceano and Nipomo in the 1930s.
    — Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
  • Tragedy has turned him into a hermit, but the ponderings from his cave are alluring.
    — Barbara Ellis, Denver Post, 17 May 2026
Definition of hermit
Noun
  • And while this is a special occasion, we’re urged to get a little messy with our food — to use our hands, to paint with a salad, to draw on a cookie.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • And then there’s Doughlicious founder Kathryn Bricken, who started over again at 50—working 20-hour days and pushing through breast cancer treatment to build her multimillion-dollar cookie dough empire.
    — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 7 July 2026
Definition of cookie
Noun
  • This rendition of shortbread has all the flavor of a classic carrot cake, in a crumbly, buttery cookie form.
    — Lizzy Briskin, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 July 2026
  • Honoring German influence on Texas food culture, this pie-like pastry begins with a shortbread crust and is loaded with cinnamon-and-sugar peaches.
    — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 12 June 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
  • Stop by the darling Franny's Cup and Saucer for an out-of-this-world gingersnap, or make your way to the Point Arena Fishing Pier to enjoy a bowl of clam chowder from Pier Place.
    — Adeline Duff, Travel + Leisure, 26 June 2026
  • Sprinkle gingersnap cookies into center of dough.
    — Judy Bart Kancigor, Oc Register, 7 May 2026
Definition of gingersnap
Noun
  • These cookies have many of the same recipe components as snickerdoodles, including margarine and extra leavening.
    — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 26 May 2026
  • On this month’s menu are jasmine-tea milk buns, black-sesame snickerdoodles and halo-halo croissants, a play on the favorite Filipino dessert.
    — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 22 May 2026
Definition of snickerdoodle
Noun
  • Sandwiched between two layers of homemade brownie—then drizzled on top.
    — Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 10 July 2026
  • For these irresistible ice cream sandwiches, the cookie is actually a brookie (or a brownie cookie).
    — Victoria Spencer, Martha Stewart, 3 July 2026
Definition of brownie

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