Christmas Wreath Meringue Cookies
Easy and delicious family favorite old fashioned Christmas meringues. Makes a large batch! Adds some color to your cookie tray.
Servings: 15
Calories: 42Kcal
Ingredients
- 3 egg whites room temperature
- ¼ teaspoon cream of tartar
- ¾ cup super fine sugar regular sugar is ok but you need to beat longer
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- Food coloring Optional - I used about a dozen drops to get the shade of green I wanted. If you want darker, I would recommend going to a gel food color.
- Sprinkles to decorate optional
Instructions
- Preheat to 225 Fahrenheit. Line baking pan with silicone mat or parchment paper.
- Add cream of tartar to room temperature egg whites and beat until foamy. (Best to use a stand mixer. A hand mixer works, just takes a little longer)
- Add sugar, a couple of tablespoons at a time, to egg white mixture, beating constantly. Beat to dissolve sugar before adding more sugar.
- After mixture reaches the stiff peak stage, add vanilla and food coloring. Beat until well mixed in.
- Bake at 225 Fahrenheit for 1 ½ hours. Turn oven off but leave meringues in the oven for at least 2 - 3 hours. (I leave them in overnight).
- Store in a sealed container. Waxed paper is recommended between layers. If your meringues get sticky, bake for about 15 minutes at 225 and they should dry out again.
Notes
Storage
Store in a sealed container. Waxed paper is recommended between layers. If your meringues get sticky, bake for about 15 minutes at 225 and they should dry out again.
Store in a sealed container. Waxed paper is recommended between layers. If your meringues get sticky, bake for about 15 minutes at 225 and they should dry out again.
Nutrition (I am not a nutritionist. These are estimates only)
Serving: 2meringues | Calories: 42Kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 0.04g | Sodium: 10mg | Potassium: 18mg | Sugar: 10g | Calcium: 1mg | Iron: 0.01mg