Christmas Meringue Cookies
I have been wanting to try a meringue cookie forever now… I never have before! If there is ever an option of sugar cookies or chocolate I tend to pick that over meringue.
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time45 minutes mins
cooling1 hour hr
Total Time55 minutes mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Christmas Meringue Cookies
Servings: 24 cookies
Author: Amanda Rettke
- 4 egg whites at room temperature
- 1/2 tsp. McCormick® Cream of Tartar
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp. McCormick® Pure Vanilla Extract
- Food Coloring Red and Green for Christmas cookies
Preheat oven to 225°F.
Beat egg whites in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until frothy. (If using a freestanding mixer, use wire whisk attachment.) Add cream of tartar; beat until soft peaks form. Increase speed to medium-high.
Add sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating until sugar is dissolved and stiff peaks form.
Beat in extract and food color until well blended.
Place the meringue into a pastry bag fitted with a 2D, 1G, or large star tip. Slowly pipe out in a circle for the small meringue cookie onto a parchment-lined cookie sheet. For the tree, pipe out a small circle then continuously make smaller circles working your way up.
Bake both sheets of meringues at the same time 45 minutes. Turn oven off. Let meringues stand in oven 1 hour or until completely cooled.