Merengue Christmas Cookies Food

HOLIDAY MERINGUES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200°F. Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper or foil. In large bowl, beat egg whites and cream of tartar with electric mixer on high speed until foamy. Beat in 3/4 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time; continue beating until stiff and glossy. Do not underbeat. Beat in peppermint extract.
• Fit large decorating bag with 1/2-inch star tip. With small brush, paint 3 to 4 evenly spaced stripes of food color on inside of bag from tip to upper edge. Carefully spoon all meringue into bag. Pipe 1 1/2-inch diameter stars about 1 1/2 inches apart onto paper-lined cookie sheets.
• Bake 55 to 60 minutes or until crisp and dry, but not brown. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.

FESTIVE MERINGUE CHRISTMAS TREES

Steps:

• Place egg whites in a large bowl; let stand at room temperature 30 minutes., Preheat oven to 200°. Add vanilla, cream of tartar and salt to egg whites; beat on medium speed until foamy. Gradually add sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating on high after each addition until sugar is dissolved. Continue beating until stiff glossy peaks form, about 7 minutes. Tint with green food coloring and mix thoroughly., Cut a small hole in the tip of a pastry bag; insert a large #828 open star tip. Transfer meringue to bag. Pipe 2-in.-diameter tree shapes 2 in. apart onto parchment-lined baking sheets; top with sprinkles and a star nonpareil. , Bake until firm to the touch, about 3 hours. Turn off oven and open door all the way; leave meringues in oven until cool. Remove meringues from parchment. If desired, sprinkle lightly with confectioners' sugar. Store in an airtight container at room temperature.

CHRISTMAS MERINGUE COOKIES

Steps:

• Whip egg whites until frothy.
• Add cream of tarter and salt; whip until stiff and dry.
• Add sugar, beating constantly until very stiff.
• Fold in chocolate chips, crushed candy canes, nuts, and vanilla.
• Drop by spoonfuls onto heavy brown paper.
• Bake at 300 degrees until the meringue sets.
• Cool.
• Remove from brown paper.

MERINGUE COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 300 degrees.
• Blend egg whites, sugar, salt and vanilla in top of double boiler.
• Place over boiling water; beat with rotary beater, scraping bottom and side of pan occasionally, until mixture forms stiff peaks.
• Drop mixture by teaspoonfuls onto 2 lightly greased baking sheets.
• (Drop all mixture onto the 2 baking sheets; bake only 1 baking sheet at a time.) Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until light brown.
• Immediately remove from baking sheet.

MERENGUE CHRISTMAS COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375.
• Beat egg whites until stiff. Fold in sugar, beating until thick.
• Add vanilla, choc. chips, and pecans. Mix well.
• Drop by teaspoonful on greased cookie sheet, or greased parchment paper.
• Turn oven off. Place cookies in oven and leave for 4 hours or overnight.
• (I opened after 3 hours and they were set and almost completely cool.).
• Makes 18-24.

EASY AND DELICIOUS MERINGUE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 225f.
• Beat egg whites in a metal bowl with a hand-held beater or a mixmaster untill foamy. Add vanilla and cream of tartar.
• Continue to beat, and add sugar one tsp at a time.
• Beat untill it forms stiff peaks.
• Put meringue into a thin square bag, and cut a SMALL hole in a bottom corner of the bag, so the meringue will come out in a string about the size of a thick pencil.
• On a cookie sheet lined with pachment paper squeeze from outside in, making a spiral, then make a peak in the middle. The meringue should be about 1 inch in diameter. You will probably need a second cookie sheet.
• bake for one hour, or untill tops are golden brown.