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Double Lemon Meringue Cookies
Double Lemon Meringue Cookies are delicate baked treats combining stiffly beaten egg whites with lemon zest and extracts for a light citrus flavor. Piped into small shapes and baked low and slow, they achieve a crisp, airy texture with a bright lemon aroma. These cookies provide a refreshing sweet snack or a dainty dessert.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
2 hrs
Total Time
2 hrs 5 mins
Servings:
25
Calories:
22 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 2 egg white
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon cream of tartar
- ⅔ cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon lemon extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Set aside.
- Pour the egg whites into the bowl of a stand mixer. (You can also use mixing bowls and a hand mixer for this step.) Beat on medium speed until foamy. Add the salt and cream of tartar and beat on high speed.
- As the eggs thicken, slowly sprinkle in the sugar, just a bit at a time. Beat the eggs on high until they become shiny and stiff peaks form. When you lift the whisk, the upside-down peak will hold its shape and not droop.
- Carefully fold in the lemon zest, vanilla extract, and lemon extract with a rubber spatula.
- Place a star tip (or your preferred tip shape) in a piping bag. Fill the piping bag with the meringue mixture. Pipe 1 to 1 ½-inch meringues onto the prepared baking sheets, leaving room in between each cookie.
- Bake for 2 hours. Remove the cookies from the oven and allow to cool on the baking sheets.
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Notes
- Add a few drops of yellow food coloring with lemon and vanilla extracts to give the cookies a pale yellow color if desired.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1cookie
Calories
22kcal
(1%)
Carbohydrates
5g
(2%)
Protein
0.3g
(1%)
Fat
0.02g
(0%)
Sodium
27mg
(1%)
Potassium
9mg
(0%)
Fiber
0.01g
(0%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
0.04IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
0.1mg
(0%)
Calcium
0.4mg
(0%)
Iron
0.01mg
(0%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 25 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 22
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1cookie | |
| Calories | 22kcal | 1% |
| Carbohydrates | 5g | 2% |
| Protein | 0.3g | 1% |
| Fat | 0.02g | 0% |
| Sodium | 27mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 9mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 0.01g | 0% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 0.04IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 0.1mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 0.4mg | 0% |
| Iron | 0.01mg | 0% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.