4.8 from 15 votes
Peppermint Meringue Cookies Recipe
Bring something special to the table with this well-loved recipe.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
4 hrs
Total Time
4 hrs 15 mins
Servings: 36 cookies
Calories: 48 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
French
Ingredients
- 4 egg whites
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1 Cup sugar
- 36 Peppermint Hershey’s Kisses
- 2 mini candy canes finely crushed
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 250˚ F.
- In a mixing bowl whisk Egg Whites until foamy and forming soft peaks, 3-5 minutes at medium speed if using a mixer.
- Add the Vanilla, Salt and Cream of Tartar and whisk until stiff peaks form, 3-5 minutes at high speed if using a mixer.
- Slowly whisk in the Sugar, if using a mixer at medium high speed should take about 1-1 ½ minutes.
- Put the meringue into a pastry bag or zip top bag with a star tip.
- Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Unwrap and place Hershey’s Peppermint kisses on the
- parchment about 2 inches apart
- Pipe meringue around the bottom of the kisses and then swirl to the top all in one motion
- Sprinkle a small amount of crushed Candy Cane over the cookies
- Place into the oven at 250˚ F and immediately reduce the heat to 175˚ F. Bake for 3 hours then turn off the heat and let cool in the oven another 45-60 minutes. This prevents them from cracking. Remove and let cool
- They will be light, crisp and airy
- Serve or store in an airtight container.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
48kcal
(2%)
Carbohydrates
9g
(3%)
Fat
1g
(2%)
Cholesterol
1mg
(0%)
Sodium
25mg
(1%)
Potassium
8mg
(0%)
Sugar
8g
(16%)
Calcium
9mg
(1%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 36cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 48
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 48kcal | 2% |
| Carbohydrates | 9g | 3% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Cholesterol | 1mg | 0% |
| Sodium | 25mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 8mg | 0% |
| Sugar | 8g | 16% |
| Calcium | 9mg | 1% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.