When we first started dating, I made these mushrooms to wow him. His favorite currently is these without a doubt.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 1 hr |
| Total Time: | 1 hr 15 mins |
| Servings: | 24 |
| Yield: | 2 dozen cookies |
Ingredients
- 4 egg whites
- ¼ teaspoon cream of tartar
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup confectioners’ sugar
- ½ teaspoon maple flavored extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
- In a large glass or metal bowl, whip egg whites with cream of tartar until foamy. Gradually add white sugar and confectioners sugar 1 tablespoon at a time while continuing to whip to stiff glossy peaks. Mix in the maple extract. Spoon meringue onto the prepared cookie sheets in 1 inch circles.
- Place in the preheated oven, and immediately reduce the temperature to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C). Bake for 50 to 60 minutes, until cookies are dry and easy to remove from the paper.
Reviews
I would like to try it. I rated it because it looks really delish especially for dessert or for a treat and a surprise for your own folks.
I really liked these meringues. I did change the recipe some, thus the four stars. I had to add 1/4 cup more confectioners’ sugar, and I used 1 tsp double strength vanilla instead of the maple flavoring. Then, after I baked the meringues, I let them sit in the oven over night, like a “forgotten cookie”.
Turned out nice and crispy outside and soft and chewy inside, although a little hollow. Tasty though.
This was my first time making meringue cookies. Mine turned out hollow inside. I may have done something wrong. I didn’t care all that much for the chewy texture, but they tasted okay. Don’t think I would make them again though.