Meringue Cookies

Meringue Cookies

Get ready to create the perfect meringue with only 5 ingredients using this easy meringue cookies recipe. These cookies melt in your mouth!

 Course Dessert

 Cuisine American

 Keyword cookies, dessert, egg whites, meringue

 Prep Time 10 minutes

 Cook Time 45 minutes

 Total Time 55 minutes

 Servings 12

 Calories 75 kcal

Ingredients

• 4 egg whites at room temperature
• 1/2 teaspoon Cream of Tartar
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
• food coloring of your choice number of drops dependent on how dark you'd like them

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 225°F.
2. Beat egg whites in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until frothy. (If using a freestanding mixer, use the 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. Gently stir in chips, if desired.
3. Drop by rounded measuring teaspoonfuls about 1 inch apart onto 2 large foil-lined baking sheets sprayed with no-stick cooking spray.
4. 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.

Source : livelovetexas.com