image credit : cookinglsl
prep time: 10 MINS cook time: 2 HRS total time: 2 HRS 10 MINS
INGREDIENTS
- 4 egg whites at room temperature
- 1 cup white granulated sugar
- 1/4 tsp cream of tartar
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- holiday sprinkles to decorate
DIRECTION
-
Preheat oven to 225 F.
-
Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
-
Beat egg whites in the bowl of an electric mixer until frothy. Add cream of tartar. Beat until soft peaks form. Increase speed to medium-high.
-
Slowly add sugar, 1 tbsp at a time, until it is dissolved and stiff peaks form. Beat in vanilla extract.
-
Fill a piping bag with meringue, use a star tip. Pipe trees, starting from the middle, pipe a circle and then 2 more, finishing in the middle on top. Sprinkle with Christmas sprinkes.
-
Bake cookies for 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Check them often. Mine did get a little brown, which I should have prevented, but I was trying to multitask.
-
Turn the oven off, open its door and let them cool inside.
-
Store meringue cookies in an airtight container away from any heat or moisture