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Gingerbread Macaron Class

Create adorable gingerbread face macarons in this festive, hands-on holiday baking workshop. Learn the art of macaronage, piping, and baking smooth shells with signature feet, then prepare spiced seasonal fillings and decorate each character with royal icing and edible accents. Beginner-friendly and open to all skill levels, this class includes all supplies and a beautifully boxed set of handcrafted macarons to take home.

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  • 118 W 22nd St, New York, NY
  • 3 hours

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Sat. Dec 12, 2026, 3pm ET


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Bring holiday magic to life in this festive, hands-on 3-hour masterclass at NY Cake Academy!

You'll learn the delicate art of French macaron making while crafting adorable, holiday-themed gingerbread face macarons completely from scratch. Under expert guidance, you'll master the steps to achieving smooth shells and signature "feet," fill them with warm seasonal creams, and hand-decorate each piece with sweet royal icing details to give your gingerbread macarons their festive personality.

What You'll Learn & Do

  • Macaron Batter & Shells: Learn the precise techniques for macaronage, piping, and baking smooth, delicious macaron shells.
  • Warm Seasonal Fillings: Craft rich, flavorful fillings infused with warm holiday spices.
  • Hand Decorating: Use royal icing and edible accents to pipe detailed faces, buttons, and festive features on every character.
  • Holiday Gifting: Leave with a box of adorable gingerbread face macarons ready to gift or enjoy!

Course Details & What's Included

  • Duration: 3 Hours (Masterclass)
  • Skill Level: All levels welcome (Beginner-friendly)
  • Format: Hands-On Workshop
  • Included: All tools, ingredients, fillings, decorating supplies, and specialty packaging.
  • Take Home: A beautiful box of your custom hand-decorated gingerbread macarons!
School Notes: Please note, if you require a gluten free option for your baking class, you must alert the school in advance and there will be a +$15 fee applied for each gluten free substitute which will be collected directly by the school. Please contact them or CourseHorse to arrange this.

Refund Policy

Classes are not eligible for refunds, however classes are transferable.

  • Students may reschedule their class to an alternative date up to 4 business days prior to the class date for in-person classes.
  • All deposits & fees are forfeited for no shows.
  • We do not provide make-up classes.

The school reserve the right to cancel a class due to low enrollment up to 48 hours before the class date. The school reserve the right to change class schedules. If for any reason the school should cancel a class, a full refund will be offered to the student. However, we do not accept responsibility for any other expenses incurred such as hotel or airline cancellation penalties.

Cancellations or changes can be made through email at [email protected]. Please be sure to include the full name of the registered student, and class registration confirmation.

If a class is cancelled due to inclement weather, or other circumstance beyond our control (facility issues, power outages, etc.), we will contact you with as much advanced notice as possible by email or telephone, and issue you a refund to the original form of payment. We will make every effort to run the class as long as it is safe to do so. If we make the decision to run a class during inclement weather and you make the decision not to come, you will not be able to get a refund, we will offer only a credit for future use.

Credits are valid for a 12 month period of time.

In any event where a customer wants to cancel their enrollment and is eligible for a full refund, a 5% processing fee will be deducted from the refund amount.

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