Best Super Easy Meringue Cookies Recipes

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VANILLA MERINGUE COOKIES



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Want to learn how to make meringues? This meringue cookie recipe creates light, airy morsels. It's the perfect fat-free treat to really beat a sweets craving. -Jenni Sharp, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 1h

Yield about 5 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 5

3 large egg whites
1-1/2 teaspoons clear or regular vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
Dash salt
2/3 cup sugar

Steps:

  • Place egg whites in a small bowl; let stand at room temperature 30 minutes., Preheat oven to 250°. 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., Cut a small hole in the tip of a pastry bag or in a corner of a food-safe plastic bag; insert a #32 star tip. Transfer meringue to bag. Pipe 1-1/4-in.-diameter cookies 2 in. apart onto parchment-lined baking sheets., Bake until firm to the touch, 40-45 minutes. Turn off oven; leave meringues in oven 1 hour (leave oven door closed). Remove from oven; cool completely on baking sheets. Remove meringues from paper; store in an airtight container at room temperature.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 10 calories, Fat 0 fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 5mg sodium, Carbohydrate 2g carbohydrate (2g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 0 protein. Diabetic Exchanges

MERINGUE COOKIES



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This recipe can be doubled, but if you do, don't double the chocolate chips. Best if eaten in a few days.

Provided by Pat K.

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Drop Cookie Recipes

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 6

2 egg whites
⅛ teaspoon salt
⅛ teaspoon cream of tartar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
¾ cup white sugar
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). To prevent burning you can bake on an air cushion baking sheet or put parchment paper on a regular cookie sheet.
  • Beat egg whites, salt, cream of tartar, and vanilla until very firm. Gradually add sugar and mix. Fold in chocolate chips.
  • Drop by teaspoonfuls on pan. Bake 300 degrees for 25 minutes. They should only be lightly browned.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 119.2 calories, Carbohydrate 21.4 g, Fat 4.2 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 1.2 g, SaturatedFat 2.5 g, Sodium 35.1 mg, Sugar 20.2 g

BETTY'S EASY MERINGUE COOKIES (2 INGREDIENTS)



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Betty was a family friend of my husband's Grandfather and this is her recipe. My DH loved these as a child.

Provided by Oolala

Categories     Dessert

Time 35m

Yield 6-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 2

3 egg whites
3/4 cup sugar

Steps:

  • Beat whites until very stiff.
  • Gradually add sugar and keep beating until mixture forms peaks.
  • Grease or spray, with cooking oil a large cookie sheet and put teaspoon amounts on to the sheet about 2 inches apart.
  • Place in preheated 225 degree oven on the middle rack and bake for 30 minutes. Check to see if the center of the cookie is dry for doneness.
  • If dry, remove from oven and bang sheet- the cookies should jump off the sheet!
  • Note: Do not brown!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 105.3, Sodium 27.6, Carbohydrate 25.1, Sugar 25.1, Protein 1.8

EASY AND DELICIOUS MERINGUE COOKIES



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A sweet and satisfying snack or dessert,and low caloire too! My step mom brought them to a family dinner, they were a hit!

Provided by Obsessed_Chef

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h10m

Yield 5 cookies, 40 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 4

4 egg whites (absolutly NO egg yolk)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 cup sugar

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.

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