Peppermint Meringues
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Peppermint Meringues
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Light and airy peppermint meringues are the perfect addition to any holiday cookie tray! They're surprisingly easy to make and always a hit.
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Ingredients
- 3 large large egg whites
- ¾ cup sugar
- 1 drop peppermint concentrate (or ½ tsp pure peppermint extract)
- Red gel-paste food coloring
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Instructions
- Preheat oven to 175 degrees. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Fit a pastry bag with a small open-star tip (such as Wilton M1). Set aside.
- Place egg whites and sugar in the heatproof bowl of an electric mixer.
- Set bowl over a pan of simmering water, and stir gently until sugar has dissolved and mixture is warm to the touch, 2 to 3 minutes.
- Transfer bowl to an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment.
- Whisk on medium-high speed until stiff peaks form.
- Mix in peppermint concentrate.
- Using a new small paintbrush, paint 2 or 3 stripes of red food coloring inside the pastry bag.
- Fill bag with 1 to 2 cups meringue.
- Pipe small (3/4-inch-high) star shapes onto prepared baking sheets.
- Refill bag as necessary, adding food coloring each time.
- Bake cookies until crisp but not brown, about 1 hour 40 minutes.
- Shut the oven off and leave in the oven for 30 minutes.
- Let cool completely on sheets on wire racks then place in a sealed container.
Notes
- Makes 90 - 100 small cookies.
- Adapted from Martha Stewart
Nutrition Information
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Serving
3cookies
Calories
21kcal
(1%)
Carbohydrates
5g
(2%)
Protein
0.5g
(1%)
Sodium
6mg
(0%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 30servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 21 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 3cookies | |
| Calories | 21kcal | 1% |
| Carbohydrates | 5g | 2% |
| Protein | 0.5g | 1% |
| Sodium | 6mg | 0% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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