Merry Elf Hats

"Cute little meringue cookies! A decorative addition to any holiday cookie platter."
 
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Ready In:
1hr
Ingredients:
7
Yields:
36-48 cookies

ingredients

  • 2 egg whites
  • 12 teaspoon vanilla
  • 18 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 2 -3 drops red food coloring or 2 -3 drops green food coloring
  • 23 cup sugar
  • 6 ounces bittersweet chocolate, melted
  • 34 cup cashews, finely chopped (use your favorite nut, cashews are my fave and what I use)
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directions

  • In a medium mixing bowl allow egg whites to stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, grease a cookie sheet; set aside.
  • Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
  • Add vanilla, cream of tartar, and food coloring to the egg whites. Beat whites at medium speed until soft peaks form.
  • Add sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating about 5 minutes on high speed until stiff peaks form.
  • Spoon meringue into pastry bag fitted with 1/2-inch round tip. Pipe small 1-inch-high mounds that end in an angled tip about 1 inch apart on prepared sheet.
  • Bake about 15 minutes or until edges are very lightly browned. Transfer cookies to a wire rack; cool.
  • When cookies are cool, dip bottoms into melted chocolate, then into chopped nuts.
  • Set on waxed paper until chocolate is firm.
  • If desired, add a dot of colored icing to each tip.

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