Meringue Tree Christmas

Pipe meringue into 3cm tall spirals that are wider at the base and narrower at the top.

Meringue tree christmas. Insert a large 828 open star tip. Bake for 1 hr until the meringues are crisp and dry. Beat egg whites in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until frothy. And cream of tartar which is optional.

Top with sprinkles and a star nonpareil. Pipe an outline of a christmas tree shape onto the prepared baking tray. Ingredients 4 egg whites cold 1 cup 200 g granulated sugar 1 8 tsp cream of tartar optional green food coloring or green food gel sprinkles. Lightly cover with sprinkles of choice.

Preheat oven to 225 f. Transfer meringue to bag. Icing bag or zip lock bag and a star shaped. To kick off the cookie season we wanted to do a take on the classic meringue by baking meringue christmas tree cookies.

Turn the oven off prop the door open a little and leaves the meringues inside to cool for an hr this will prevent them from cracking as they cool. I had egg whites left over because i made a creme brulee last week so i decided to make these christmas tree meringue cookies. You will need 4 egg whites 1 2 tsp of cream of tartar 1 cup of plain white sugar 1 tablespoon butter vanilla emulsion flavoring. Beat in extract and food color until well blended.

And no you don t need any special piping skills. Depending on the recipe and country of origin a traditional meringue can also include an acidic component such. A meringue is a cookie or candy traditionally made by whipping together egg whites and sugar. I use this kind optional christmas colored sprinkles golden tree topper sprinkles like these green food coloring.

Add sugar 1 tablespoon at a time beating until sugar is dissolved and stiff peaks form. Rolos powdered sugar stars or mini m m s. Pipe christmas trees onto the lined baking sheets sprinkle over a few hundreds and thousands and then top each tree with a yellow star. If using a freestanding mixer use wire.

Follow steps 1 and 2 of meringue santa hats except beat in the same amount of green food colouring paste or gel. Spoon meringue into a new disposable pastry bag fitted with a large star or round tip. Pipe 2 in diameter tree shapes 2 in. Bake until firm to the touch about 3 hours.

Christmas tree meringue cookies 4 egg whites cold from the fridge 200 grams 1 cup granulated sugar 1 8 teaspoon cream of tartar 1 8 teaspoon peppermint extract or any flavoring you prefer green gel food coloring optional. Apart onto parchment lined baking sheets. Meringue cookies are so simple to make and all you need is egg whites and sugar.