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Classic Meringue Cookies

5 INGREDIENTS • 11 STEPS • 3HRS 40MINS

Classic Meringue Cookies

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What's lighter than air? These Classic Meringue Cookies! Crisp, airy, and sweet, they are easy to make and an elegant and delightful dessert.
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Welcome to SideChef's original recipes. Created from scratch in the SideChef Kitchen, where recipe inspiration and ingredient experimentation is a way of life.
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What's lighter than air? These Classic Meringue Cookies! Crisp, airy, and sweet, they are easy to make and an elegant and delightful dessert.
3HRS 40MINS
Total Time
$2.52
Cost Per Serving
Ingredients
Servings
8
us / metric
Egg
8
Eggs, separated
egg whites only
Caster Sugar
2 3/4 cups
Caster Sugar
Corn Starch
1 Tbsp
Corn Starch
Distilled White Vinegar
1 Tbsp
Distilled White Vinegar
Vanilla Extract
1 Tbsp
Vanilla Extract
Nutrition Per Serving
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Calories
250
Fat
--
Protein
--
Carbs
63.5 g
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step 1
Preheat oven to 200 degrees C (400 degrees F).
step 2
Place Eggs (8) into the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with whisk attachment.
step 2 Place Eggs (8) into the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with whisk attachment.
step 3
Set mixer to a high speed, and whisk egg whites until foamy, about ten minutes.
step 3 Set mixer to a high speed, and whisk egg whites until foamy, about ten minutes.
step 4
Slowly add Caster Sugar (2 3/4 cups) to the bowl, approximately 100 grams at a time, waiting about a minute between additions.
step 4 Slowly add Caster Sugar (2 3/4 cups) to the bowl, approximately 100 grams at a time, waiting about a minute between additions.
step 5
With the last tablespoon of sugar, add the Distilled White Vinegar (1 Tbsp), Corn Starch (1 Tbsp), and Vanilla Extract (1 Tbsp) to the whites.
step 5 With the last tablespoon of sugar, add the Distilled White Vinegar (1 Tbsp), Corn Starch (1 Tbsp), and Vanilla Extract (1 Tbsp) to the whites.
step 6
Continue to whisk at high speed until the whites are glossy, and form stiff peaks. The bowl should be able to be turned upside down without the whites falling out.
step 6 Continue to whisk at high speed until the whites are glossy, and form stiff peaks. The bowl should be able to be turned upside down without the whites falling out.
step 7
Prepare baking tray by putting small dabs of the mixture into the four corners, and overlay parchment. Secure by pressing down on each corner.
step 7 Prepare baking tray by putting small dabs of the mixture into the four corners, and overlay parchment. Secure by pressing down on each corner.
step 8
Spoon mixture onto prepared tray, and bake at 200 degrees C (400 degrees F) for 10 minutes.
step 8 Spoon mixture onto prepared tray, and bake at 200 degrees C (400 degrees F) for 10 minutes.
step 9
Reduce oven temperature to 100 degrees C (210 degrees F) and continue to bake for one hour.
step 10
Turn off the oven, and leave the meringues in the oven until it has cooled down completely. For even better meringues, leave them in the oven overnight, or up to eight hours.
step 11
Remove meringues from baking tray. Serve and enjoy!
step 11 Remove meringues from baking tray. Serve and enjoy!
Tags
Dairy-Free
Gluten-Free
Snack
Shellfish-Free
Kid-Friendly
Cookies
Dessert
French
Vegetarian
Valentine's Day
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