Snowman Meringues
lightly adapted from Taste of Home
Ingredients
- 2 large egg whites
- ⅛ tsp. cream of tartar
- ½ cup sugar
- pinch of salt
- ½ tsp. vanilla extract
- colored chocolate chips or sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 200°. Line two cookie sheets with parchment or Silpats.
- Combine egg whites, cream of tartar, and salt, in a mixer bowl.
- Beat on high speed (with the whisk attachment) until pale and foamy.
- Add sugar slowly, a tablespoon at a time, beating between each addition. When all the sugar has been added, continue beating until the meringue can hold stiff peaks.
- Stir in vanilla extract.
- Transfer the meringue to a pastry bag fitted with a large, round tip.
- Pipe snowmen onto the prepared baking sheets. The smallest circle should be about 1" in diameter, graduating to larger circles. You can either make smaller, two-circle snowmen or large, three-circle snowmen.
- Use the colored chips or sprinkles to decorate the snowmen with eyes, a "carrot" nose, and buttons.
- Bake the meringues for 80-90 minutes. Allow to cool completely before removing from the pan.
- Store in an airtight container up to two weeks.
