peppermint meringue cookies
Peppermint meringue cookies are crunchy, melt-in-your-mouth, puffs of sweet mint air. You'll love the red candy stripes and cool mint flavor!
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 1/2 hours
- Total Time: 0 hours
- Yield: 60 meringue cookies
- Category: Cookie
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Gluten Free
Ingredients
- Red gel food coloring
- 4 egg whites, room temperature
- 1/4 tsp cream of tartar
- 1/8 tsp fine salt
- 1 cup superfine sugar
- 1/2 tsp peppermint extract
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 225°F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Fit 2 large piping bags with large circle tips. Place the bags inside 2 tall glasses and fold down the edges of the bag around the rim of the glass. Use a small paintbrush or cotton swab to paint 3 stripes of red food coloring up the sides of each bag. Set aside.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, combine egg whites, cream of tartar, and salt. Alternatively, use a clean metal bowl and a hand mixer. Beat on medium speed until soft peaks form, 2- 3 minutes. Increase speed to medium-high and gradually add sugar, a tablespoon at a time, until egg whites are stiff and glossy.
- Mix in peppermint and vanilla extracts until just combined. Spoon meringue directly into the center of the prepared pastry bag, being careful not to smear the food coloring too much.
- Pipe meringue cookies onto prepared sheet pans, keeping them about 1 1/2 inches apart.
- Bake for about 1 1/2 hours, until firm and not sticky, then turn off oven and let cookies cool in the unopened oven for another 1 ½- 2 hours.
Notes
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 14
- Sugar: 3.4g
- Sodium: 8.3mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 3.4g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 0.2g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
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