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03/02/2016 · 4 Comments

On a mission: How to make the perfect meringue cookie.

Eating


~Olivia Robinson Johnson

Let me start by saying that among all of the treats I enjoyed growing up, this one continues to stand its ground as one of my top favorites.  After tasting a treat so light, crisp, and sweet  (not to mention deliciously-melt-in-your-mouth fantastic), I imagined the inventor of the meringue cookie had to have been a wizard that had somehow mastered the art of combining thick and puffy clouds with sweet cotton candy, using technology, knowledge (and magic) beyond understanding…

Thankfully though, it turns out they’re not nearly that complicated to make. Meringue cookies are made of a basic five ingredients: egg whites, sugar, vanilla extract, cream of tartar, and salt. 

The recipes vary, but are all very similar and can easily be found online. Personally, I just googled for a recipe and used the one here. Step one involved blending all ingredients, except sugar, in a mixer until foamy. The sugar was then gradually added while mixing at high speed. After a time period that felt like FOREVER (about 7 minutes), the meringue formed stiff, glossy peaks and was ready to be used.

 The messiest bit by far was trying to force this sticky mixture into pastry bags. Sugar was everywhere (not that I’m complaining).  I ended up keeping the bag standing up in a glass as I scooped the meringue in, which worked…..fairly well. Then all that was left to do was pipe them onto the covered baking sheets.

Meringue cookie recipe.

The meringues were then baked for 45 minutes in a 250° oven, then kept in the closed oven for an additional hour.

Now for the most important part: RESULTS. You need to know if they’re even edible, right?

Well, the texture of the meringues turned out well. They were fully dry and crisp, not to mention the color they should be (I sometimes end up with brownish meringues…which isn’t right).

One issue I had was that each cookie had a large air bubble near the top, which definitely took away from its quality. I’m open to suggestions on how to fix this!

Finally, the accidental success of the day was having too much meringue and not enough pans, resulting in the decision to pipe “mini” meringues in between the larger ones. Now it might just be my obsession with everything bite-sized, but I definitely favored these over the actual cookies. Needless to say, I will be attempting to make an entire batch of mini-meringues very soon. Until then, I highly recommend everyone try these “magical cotton candy cloud” cookies if you haven’t already.

 

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  1. Biffy says

    03/02/2016 at 7:42 am

    I love that whisk image! Mmm, meringue…

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    • Judi Robinson says

      03/02/2016 at 9:59 am

      Thanks! Yeah, I find it nearly impossible not to eat some of it before baking (Olivia)

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  2. Randi says

    03/02/2016 at 9:40 am

    sounds so good!

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    • Judi Robinson says

      03/02/2016 at 10:05 am

      They really are! I hadn’t made them in such a long time, I’d almost forgotten how much I loved them. (Olivia)

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