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Peppermint Meringue Cookies in a tall vase like container
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Peppermint Meringue Cookies

Peppermint meringue cookies are classic whipped egg white cookies combined with a refreshing burst of peppermint flavor. They're perfect for your next holiday tray!
Course Cookies, Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 55 minutes
Servings 70 Units
Calories 27kcal
Author Natalya Drozhzhin

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Prepare the ingredients for the cookies. Choose a food color of your preference. Make sure the egg whites are at room temperature.
    A bowl with sugar, a bowl with egg whites and a bowl with salt and cream of tartar and 2 food coloring droplets all on the table
  • Using a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, beat the egg whites together with sugar on high speed.
    Egg whites poured into a mixing bowl
  • Add in salt and cream of tartar and beat until stiff peaks form; it will take about 10 minutes.
    Peaked sugar and egg whites mixture on the whisk from the KitchenAid mixer
  • In a pastry bag or a ziplock bag fitted with a piping tip, put in a few drops of food coloring. Spoon in the meringue mixture.
    Meringue mixture placed into the bag with the food coloring
  • Pipe out small-medium sized meringue cookies onto a lined baking sheet. Bake the cookies at 200°F for about 90 minutes. Then, turn off oven and allow them to cool completely in the closed oven to prevent them from cracking.
    Meringue cookies piped out on the a baking sheet lined with a silicon mat
  • For the decorative minty coating, place white chocolate and shortening into a microwave safe bowl. Melt it in the microwave, stopping to stir every 20 seconds. Crush the candy canes in a ziplock bag using a rolling pin, or use a food processor.
    Meringue cookie first being dipped into the bowl of melted white chocolate and then into the pieces of broken candy cane
  • Dip the meringue cookies into the melted chocolate, followed by dipping into the crushed candies. Enjoy!
    Peppermint Meringue Cookies in a tall vase like container that is layer sideways on a table napkin

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Nutrition

Calories: 27kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 13mg | Potassium: 10mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 5g | Calcium: 4mg