noun
- a small, sweet cake or cookie made chiefly from ground almonds, coconut, or other nuts
Examples
- She baked coconut macaroons for the bake sale.
- The bakery’s almond macaroons were perfectly chewy.
- He couldn’t resist the chocolate-dipped macaroons in the display case.
- The recipe called for shredded coconut to make traditional macaroons.
- French macaroons are different from the coconut variety popular in America.
- The macaroons were arranged beautifully on the dessert tray.