Macaron boxes for anything from a single one up to 24, and each shell sits in its own slot in the insert so they never knock together. Clear lid or a window? Both doable. Kraft or white board, and a printed sleeve on top if it’s a wedding favor or a Christmas flavor.
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Macarons are pretty and very easy to ruin. One bump and a shell cracks; let them slide into each other and the filling smears across the next one’s foot. Macaron boxes hold each cookie in its own little slot so they arrive looking the way they did on the bakery counter.
We make these for patisseries, home bakers selling at markets, cafes, wedding favor businesses and dessert shops that do corporate gifts. Their usual problem is a generic bakery box where macarons roll around, plus not much in the way of branding.
The insert is the heart of it. Macarons are typically packed on their side in a row, like coins in a roll, or standing in individual cups for smaller counts. We cut paperboard or use a molded tray with channels sized to the diameter of your shells. Most macarons sit somewhere around 1.5 inches across, but yours might be bigger, so we’ll ask.
Small detail, big difference: the channel should be just loose enough that a macaron can be lifted out with two fingers without grabbing the one beside it. Too snug and the customer crushes the first one trying to pull it free. A slightly deeper channel also keeps the tops from touching the lid if the box gets squeezed in a bag.
Single and three piece boxes work well as favors and add on sales at the register. Six is a nice gift size. Twelve and twenty four boxes suit parties, office deliveries and assortments where you want to show off every flavor. The more pieces, the more important the insert gets, since there’s more weight shifting around.
Long, slim boxes with a clear lid or a macaron box with a window let people see the colors without opening anything, which sells macarons better than any photo. For truffles or chocolates sold alongside, our truffle boxes can be printed to match.
Macarons get bought as presents more than most baked goods. So the outside matters. Our favorite trick here is a plain tray box with a printed sleeve slid over it, because then for Valentine’s or Christmas or somebody’s wedding you only reprint the sleeve, and honestly it’s way cheaper. Want it fancier? Foil, a ribbon, soft-touch, a bit of embossing, they all suit a gift box.
Pastel macarons look best on white, we think. Kraft feels more homemade. Inks are soy or water-based and our team lays out the art at no charge. Shipping wholesale? There’s a post on how many bakery boxes fit on a pallet that helps with truck math, and the bakery packaging boxes range has more styles.
Because you can start at often around 50 boxes depending on the style, a short seasonal run makes sense. We send a digital proof first, a physical sample if you want one, and then it’s 10 to 12 business days after you approve (rush, too, for when the wedding date isn’t moving). Reach out with your shell size and count.
Two rows of six, lying on their sides, a channel for each row. Filling doesn’t get squished, and you see every color.
We’d say yes, most bakers go with a coated insert or a sheet of glassine so nothing sits on raw board. Let us know how you pack and we’ll suggest something.
A paper box protects them from damage, not air. For a few days in the fridge it’s fine; for longer, many bakers keep the box inside a sealed bag.
Similar options include muffin boxes, custom truffle boxes, custom cookie boxes with logo and custom donut boxes. Browse all of them in bakery packaging boxes. For measurements, see packaging cakes and pastries.
