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!

Low sodium
Low phosphorus
Low potassium
Low protein

Dessert Difficult

Serving size

1 cookie

Makes

Ingredients

2 egg whites, room temperature

¼ teaspoon cream of tartar

Pinch salt

½ cup sugar

1-1 ½ teaspoon champagne extract, or extract of choice

Nutrition Info

Makes: 24 Serving size: 1 cookie

Calories

Fat

0 g

Carbohydrates

4.2 g

Protein

0 g

Sodium

11 mg

Phosphorus

0 mg

Potassium

9 mg

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 225 degrees. Line baking sheet with parchment.

2. In a bowl, beat egg whites until frothy. Add cream of tartar, salt 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. Bakes 45 minutes, then turn oven off. Let stand in oven for 1 hour. DO NOT open door.

5. Store in airtight container.

Recipe developed by Sarah Cortese, RD/LD