Easy and Delicious Meringue Cookies

"A sweet and satisfying snack or dessert,and low caloire too! My step mom brought them to a family dinner, they were a hit!"
 
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Ready In:
1hr 10mins
Ingredients:
4
Yields:
5 cookies
Serves:
40
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ingredients

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directions

  • Preheat oven to 225f.
  • Beat egg whites in a metal bowl with a hand-held beater or a mixmaster untill foamy. Add vanilla and cream of tartar.
  • Continue to beat, and add sugar one tsp at a time.
  • Beat untill it forms stiff peaks.
  • Put meringue into a thin square bag, and cut a SMALL hole in a bottom corner of the bag, so the meringue will come out in a string about the size of a thick pencil.
  • On a cookie sheet lined with pachment paper squeeze from outside in, making a spiral, then make a peak in the middle. The meringue should be about 1 inch in diameter. You will probably need a second cookie sheet.
  • bake for one hour, or untill tops are golden brown.

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Reviews

  1. Had originally planned to make pavlova but realized I was out of whipping cream! These cookies turned out beautifully, even on a slightly humid day. I added 1/2 tsp orange xtract, 1/2 tsp vanilla and about a cup of mini chocolate chips. I used a small cookie scoop which worked very well. Delicious!
     
  2. I wanted to make meringue cookies to add to my holiday tray so tried 2 differant ones (I wanted red AND green) this one and recipe#155211 both are great. On this one I used red food coloring and cinnamon oil for flavor - they tasted awesome, a favorite of everyone, even the little ones. My only problem and it was certainly my fault and not the recipe is that I let it whip for just a few seconds to long and it lost some of the stiffness so didn't set up quite as pretty. But the taste is awesome, and I learned a lesson - once they turn stiff STOP at once.
     
  3. These were soooo good! I was craving something a little sweet and the bitesize nature of these are perfect for an occasional little treat. I didn't have any cream of tartar so did some researching and found that white vinegar did the trick. It worked! Thanks for sharing!
     
  4. Perfect meringue cookies! Used almond extracted--tasted great, and wonderful texture.
     
  5. This was my first attempt at meringues, and I'm very pleased. I added 3/4 tsp mint extract instead of vanilla, a few drops of green food colouring and sprinkled with non-parels. These are very refreshing. I ended up with 5 dozen cookies that were about 1-1/2 inches in diameter. Thanks for sharing your great recipe.
     
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  1. So much fun to make! Fairly quick and easy. My first time making meringue and they turned out perfectly! I used almond extract instead of vanilla. I had planned to use food coloring but forgot. Something small, quick and sweet for me to pop in my mouth each trip I make through the kitchen - I don't expect them to last long!
     

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Obsessed with cooking, and I'm a vegetarian, so most of my (few) recipes are vegetarian. I eat eggs and fish, and I drink milk - I just don't eat meat =).
 
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