Celebration Meringue Cookies

Satisfy your sweet tooth and engage your inner pastry chef with this meringue cookie recipe. These cookies make a perfect housewarming gift for parties or fun baking activity with your kids or friends!

Dessert Vegetarian

Serving size

1 cookie

Makes

24

Ingredients

2 egg whites, room temperature

¼ teaspoon cream of tartar

A pinch of salt

1-1½ teaspoon champagne extract, or extract of choice (used 1.5 tsp vanilla extract for the nutrient analysis)

½ cup sugar

Nutrition Info

Makes: 24  Serving size: 1 cookie

What Does This Mean For Me?

Calories

289

Fat

<1 g

Saturated Fat

0 g

Trans Fat

0 g

Cholesterol

0 mg

Carbohydrates

64 g

Sugar

60 g

Fiber

0 g

Protein

7 g

Sodium

113 mg

Calcium

6 mg

Phosphorus

10 mg

Potassium

243 mg

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 225°F. Line baking sheet with parchment.
  2. In a bowl, beat egg whites until frothy. Add cream of tartar, salt, and extract and beat until soft peaks form. Continue mixing and add sugar, a tablespoon at a time, until dissolved and stiff peaks form.
  3. Pipe onto baking sheet.
  4. Bake for 45 minutes, then turn oven off. Let stand in oven for 1 hour. DO NOT open the oven door.
  5. Cool leftovers at room temperature and stored in an airtight container.
Recipe contributed by Sarah Cortese, RD/LD

As an egg substitute, consider using 4 tablespoons of thawed aquafaba: water from cans of low-sodium chickpeas, in this recipe instead.