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Easy Red, White, and Blue Meringue Cookies

June 25, 2019 by

Easy Red, White, and Blue Meringue Cookies

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Easy Red, White, and Blue Meringue Cookies
Serves 30
Prep time 20 minutes
Cook time 45 minutes
Total time 1 hours, 5 minutes
Meal type Dessert
Misc Child Friendly, Gourmet, Pre-preparable
Red, White, and Blue Meringue Cookies are a delicious and easy patriotic dessert for the 4th of July, Memorial Day, or Labor Day! A fun and festive treat!

Ingredients

  • 2 egg whites (room temperature)
  • 1 dash salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • red and blue food coloring

Directions

Step 1
Preheat oven to 225
Step 2
In a mixing bowl, beat the egg whites, salt, and cream of tartar until stiff peaks form.
Step 3
While continuing to mix, add sugar slowly and beat until, thick and shiny, and stiff peaks are formed.
Step 4
Mix in vanilla and divide merengue into 3 bowls.
Leave one plain, add red food coloring to one bowl, and add blue food coloring to the last bowl.
Add each color to a separate piping bag (or zip top baggie).
Using a star tip, pipe star shapes (or any shape desired) onto parchment or silicone lined baking sheets.
Step 5
Bake for 45 minutes, then turn off the oven and leave undisturbed for an hour. Remove from oven and let cool completely.
Store in a loosely covered container.
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