Simple French Meringue Cookies
These extremely light and delicate French meringue cookies will satisfy all of your sugar cravings! They also work great as last-minute gifts.
Servings: 50 cookies
Calories: 17kcal
Ingredients
- 4 egg whites
- 1/4 tsp cream of tartar
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 cup sugar
- 3/4 tsp vanilla extract
- gel food coloring optional
Instructions
- Carefully separate four eggs, making sure that no egg yolks gets into the egg whites.
- In a bowl, whip the egg whites, cream of tartar, and salt together on low speed until foamy
- Increase the speed to high and gradually add in the sugar. Beat until the mixture becomes thick and shiny.
- Whip in vanilla extract (and food coloring, if using). Continue whipping until the mixture has stiff peaks and sugar is completely dissolved.
- Transfer meringue to a piping bag. Pipe cookies onto a parchment lined cookie sheet.
- Bake for 1 hour at 200F then turn the oven off and keep closed for an additional 1-2 hours.
Notes
- Techniques to make sure that your meringues are fool-proof are written above this recipe card.
- There are also some variations to change up the appearance of the meringue cookies listed above as well (ex: not having gel food coloring).
- These cookies use less vanilla extract than most recipes because I find that 1 tsp of vanilla extract can make the vanilla a little too strong. If you are worried about your cookies tasting like egg whites, you can increase the vanilla to a teaspoon. If you want an even lighter flavor, you can also reduce the sugar by two tablespoons.