Red, White, and Blue Meringue Cookies
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 large egg whites
- dash salt
- 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- red and blue food coloring
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 225
- In a mixing bowl, beat the egg whites, salt, and cream of tartar until stiff peaks form.
- While continuing to mix, add sugar slowly and beat until, thick and shiny, and stiff peaks are formed.
- 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.
- 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.