Light and airy Peppermint Meringues Kisses are a simple and tasty holiday treat. Perfect for gift giving and cookie exchanges these Peppermint Meringue Cookies should top your holiday baking list.
"Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas." -Peg Bracken
As Christmas day approaches and time is running short, the upcoming recipe is nothing but short. We are talking 10 minutes to scale it out and get it prepared before putting it in the oven. Once it's in the oven, you have almost two full hours that you can spend wrapping presents, or preparing for Christmas, or doing any other items that need to be done.
The peppermint flavor in these meringues is delicious. Not too much and not too little. These are bite size little cookies, that make great gifts if you fill a holiday mug with them and cover with a decorative plastic wrap and tie it closed with a big holiday bow.
Ingredients in Peppermint Meringues
I love that these only contain 4 simple ingredients!
- Egg whites
- Sugar
- Peppermint extract
- Red gel paste food coloring
We added some red gel paste to the batter before piping the cookies. I think it makes them look a little more festive with just the tiny bit of red running through them, but if you don't have the red gel paste, go ahead and make these without it. It does nothing for the flavor and is purely decorative. You could also go with green if you have that color instead.
Tips For Making Meringue Cookies
- Make sure your mixing bowl and beaters are clean and free of any greasy residue. The tiniest amount of a grease film left behind will prevent the egg whites from whipping up.
- Use eggs at room temperature.
- Be careful when separating the eggs. If any yolk gets into the egg whites, you'll need to start over. I recommend cracking the eggs into a small bowl then when you are confident you only have the whites, add to the mixer bowl.
- Once the meringue is shiny and has stiff peaks, stop mixing. You don't want to over mix this.
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If you have missed some of the 12 days of Christmas baking, you can find recipes one through nine here. I hope you are enjoying these meringue kisses as much as the recipients are enjoying them. We would love to hear how you do with the recipe. And most important, don't forget to save some for yourself!
Peppermint Meringues
Ingredients
- 3 egg whites
- ΒΎ cup sugar
- Β½ teaspoon peppermint extract
- Red gel paste food coloring
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 175Β°.
- Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Fit a pastry bag with a small open star tip.
- In a saucepan bring 1 to 2 inches of water to a simmer.
- Put the egg whites and sugar in a heatproof bowl and place over the simmering water. Stir gently until the sugar has dissolved.
- Transfer ingredients to an electric mixer fitted with a whisk attachment.
- Mix on medium high speed until stiff peaks form.
- Mix in the peppermint extract.
- Use a small new paintbrush, and paint a couple of stripes of the food coloring inside the pastry bag.
- Fill the bag with the meringue.
- Pipe shapes onto the prepared baking sheets.
- Bake the cookies until crisp but not brown, about 1 hour and 45 minutes.
- Transfer the baking sheet to a wire rack and let the cookies cool completely on the baking sheet.
- Store in an airtight container.
Cat says
I have never actually had a peppermint meringue! I think I may need to try one this season now!! Pinning for later this month
serena says
Enjoy!
Keki Cannon says
my mom use to make something like this. I have never tried but I like the idea of giving it a go this holiday season. I will for sure pin it for later.
serena says
Give it a try, they are pretty simple. They make a great gift or just snack food at a holiday event.
Terri Steffes says
I absolutely love these. My mother could make the prettiest, most glossy meringues ever. Yours look like hers, I can hardly keep from licking the screen.
serena says
HaHaHa! Love it π
kimberly lewis says
they are so cute and I'm sure they taste amazing! What a perfect touch for any celebrations!
serena says
Thanks so much!
Lindsey Schatz says
These are so cute! I would love to put these in hot chocolate or top a pie with them!
serena says
I'd top a pie with them. Not sure how they would hold up in hot chocolate. I'd stick to marshmallows for my cocoa.
Katy says
These are so cute! The last time I tried to make meringue I failed spectacularly, but I think I'm going to give it another whirl with this recipe! Thanks for sharing π
serena says
Good luck! These are pretty simple. Enjoy π
Catherine says
These look so elegant..I love meringue cookies...the peppermint is a perfect festive touch!
serena says
Thanks so much π
Suzy says
Oh what a perfect idea of the season! Love it!
serena says
Thanks so much!
Ginny says
Lots these little drops of Christmas. So simple and festive.
serena says
I love these also. Don't know why I limit myself to just Christmas with them?!
Elaine @ Dishes Delish says
These peppermint meringues look so delicious! I love meringues and I can't wait to make your delicious recipe!
serena says
Thanks so much π
sue | theviewfromgreatisland says
When I first saw this I thought the meringues were floating in hot chocolate, i wonder if you could use them that way? These are gorgeous!
serena says
When they melt the texture will be a bit off for the hot chocolate. I'd stick with marshmallows in my hot chocolate. Thanks!