Christmas tree meringues are a light, airy, and festive Christmas cookie. Plus, they are easy to make with just 6 simple ingredients!
Ingredients
4egg whitesroom temperature
1cupgranulated sugar
⅛teaspooncream of tartar
½teaspoonvanilla extract
green gel food coloring
festive sprinklesfor decorating
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 225 F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
Use a hand mixer or stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment to whip the eggs whites on medium-high speed until foamy.
Add the cream of tartar. Then add the sugar gradually, mixing well between each addition. Continue whipping on high until stiff peaks form.
Stir in the vanilla and a few drops of green gel food coloring. Add more food coloring as needed until desired shade of green is reached.
Spoon into a piping bag fitted with a large star or closed star tip. Pipe onto the prepared baking sheet in swirls to create small tree shapes. Immediately top with sprinkles to decorate the trees.
Bake for 1 hour, rotating your baking sheet halfway through. When they have finished baking, turn off the oven but do not open the door. Leave the meringues in the oven until they have cooled completely (1-2 hours).