Dessert

Christmas Meringues is for Dessert.

Christmas Meringues takes 15 minutes to prepare.

Christmas Meringues takes 210 minutes to cook.

Christmas Meringues makes 60 servings.

The ingredients for Christmas Meringues are:

3 large egg whites (room temp works best)
1/8 tsp kosher salt
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1/8 tsp peppermint extract
green or red food color (desired color and quantity, usually use 4-5 "drips" of the gel coloring)

Here is how you make Christmas Meringues:

preheat oven to 200 degrees (I usually preheat to 250 so that when I open the oven door to put in the cookies it is still 200 degrees when I close the oven)beat egg whites and salt until white and foamy (roughly 1-2 minutes)gradually add granulated sugar (put in about 1/2 at a time and beat 2-3 minutes with each half)beat in powdered sugar and peppermint extract - just until combinedTURN OFF MIXERdrizzle in food coloring but DO NOT combine.Spoon into pastry bag and "drop" onto parchment paper lined cookie sheetput in oven at 200 degrees for 2 1/2 hours. Take out of oven and let cool for one hour. 2nd cooking option - called forget me nots - preheat oven to 275 degrees. Put cookies into oven and bake for 15 minutes...turn oven off, but leave cookies in oven overnight. They are ready to go the next morning. Serving Size: makes 60 small servingsNumber of Servings: 60Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SPARKCHRISTY.

The nutritional information for Christmas Meringues is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 60
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 9.0

• Total Fat: 0.0 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 7.6 mg
• Total Carbs: 2.1 g
• Dietary Fiber: 0.0 g
• Protein: 0.2 g