My family really enjoys the recipe I received from a friend. Since someone constantly requests a little ham with their sauce, I am now unable to prepare a ham without it.
| Prep Time: | 20 mins |
| Cook Time: | 1 hr 30 mins |
| Additional Time: | 1 hr 30 mins |
| Total Time: | 3 hrs 20 mins |
| Servings: | 12 |
| Yield: | 12 cookies |
Ingredients
- 2 egg whites
- ⅛ teaspoon cream of tartar
- ½ cup white sugar
- ½ vanilla bean
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 225 degrees F (110 degrees C). Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Place egg whites and cream of tartar into a large bowl; beat using an electric mixer at medium speed until soft peaks form. Increase speed to high and add sugar 1 tablespoon at a time while mixing until stiff peaks form. Scrape seeds from vanilla bean into the bowl and add vanilla extract; beat just until blended.
- Spoon batter into a pastry bag and pipe mounds onto the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake in the preheated oven until set, about 1 1/2 hours. Turn oven off; let cookies cool in the closed oven for 1 1/2 hours. Remove cookies carefully from paper.
- The key to the perfect meringue is to completely mix in sugar before adding another tablespoon.
Reviews
I piped these out very small using a small star-tip . Then I dipped them in a bit of melted semi-sweet (dark also works) chocolate for a fun treat
I liked the recipe but I didn’t add the vanilla bean
I’ve made these for years, only I add chocolate chips to mine to add a little extra fun and of course for our chocolate lovers in the family. I fold them in at the end before spooning them out to set overnight.
Our family has been making these as long as I can remember, Mother, Grand Mother, and I’m carrying on the tradition. When I get it right they are perfect.