Description
Light and airy peppermint meringues are delicate, crispy cookies flavored with peppermint concentrate and decorated with festive red stripes, perfect for holiday cookie trays or any special occasion.
Ingredients
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Ingredients
- 3 large egg whites
- ¾ cup sugar
- 1 drop peppermint concentrate (or ½ tsp pure peppermint extract)
- Red gel-paste food coloring
Instructions
- Preheat and Prepare: Preheat oven to 175 degrees Fahrenheit. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper and fit a pastry bag with a small open-star tip (such as Wilton M1); set aside.
- Dissolve Sugar: Place egg whites and sugar in a heatproof bowl. Set the bowl over a pan of simmering water and gently stir until sugar dissolves and the mixture feels warm to the touch, about 2 to 3 minutes.
- Whisk Egg Whites: Transfer the bowl to an electric mixer fitted with a whisk attachment. Whisk on medium-high speed until stiff peaks form.
- Add Peppermint: Gently mix in the peppermint concentrate or extract until fully incorporated.
- Decorate Pastry Bag: Using a clean small paintbrush, paint two or three stripes of red gel food coloring inside the pastry bag for a festive look.
- Pipe Meringues: Fill the pastry bag with 1 to 2 cups of meringue mixture. Pipe small ¾-inch-high star shapes onto the prepared baking sheets. Refill the bag as needed, repainting stripes with food coloring each time.
- Bake Meringues: Bake the cookies until crisp and not browned, about 1 hour and 40 minutes.
- Cool in Oven: Turn off the oven and leave the meringues inside for an additional 30 minutes to dry completely.
- Cool and Store: Let the meringues cool completely on the baking sheets set on wire racks. Once cooled, store them in a sealed container to maintain crispness.
Notes
- Light and airy peppermint meringues add a festive touch to any holiday cookie tray.
- Ensure the sugar is fully dissolved before whisking to get the perfect stiff peaks.
- Use gel-paste food coloring for vibrant, non-runny decoration inside the pastry bag.
- Allow the meringues to dry slowly in the warm oven to achieve a crisp texture without browning.
- Store in an airtight container to keep them fresh and crisp for several days.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 3 cookies
- Calories: 21 kcal
- Sugar: 5 g
- Sodium: 6 mg
- Fat: 0 g
- Saturated Fat: 0 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 5 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 0.5 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
