French Meringue Cookies

These are amazing cookies. They are light and airy, like clouds. Only 5 ingredients! You can make these cookies your own by  experimenting with the colors. I colored mine light pink. If your looking for an easy and out of the ordinary cookie recipe, then you have found the perfect recipe. Let’s get baking!

INGREDIENTS:

• 4 egg whites
• 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar 
• 2 pinches of salt
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Food coloring (optional)

DIRECTIONS:

1. First, preheat the oven to 200 degrees F.
2. In a medium sized mixing bowl, add in the egg whites, cream of tartar, and salt. 
3. Whip the egg whites with a hand mixer until foamy and just before turning white.
4. Keep whipping the egg whites while you add in the sugar only 1 tablespoon at a time. Remember, you have to add the sugar a little bit at a time. 
5. Once all the sugar is added, turn the mixer on high speed and continue to whip until glossy and stiff peaks form.
6. With a spatula, fold in the vanilla and food coloring (optional).
7. Transfer the meringue in a piping bag, fitted with a a french star tip, and pipe about 1 inch circles on to a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. I got about 30 cookies but I made mine kinda big.
8. Bake the cookies for 1 hour and 30 minuets. But don’t let them get golden brown, just crisp.
9. Enjoy!