Meringue Cookies

Having wanting to try to make my own meringues for ages. The opportunity came when I made my custard for the fruit tart. I was left with 4 egg whites, hence I googled what I can do with them, and Meringues became my top choice. It was super easy to do, based on the the Meringue Cookies reciple that I followed. My only issue was, I am so bad at piping! I can't control the $2 pipe from Daiso. So my Meringue Cookies ended up shit-like. :p

Nevertheless, they taste so good. A tad too sweet for my liking though, but you need the sugar to make it crispy. The final product, is so crispy, yet it breaks into your mouth like a marshmallow. Yummers!

Meringue Cookie Recipe (Adapted from All Recipes)

Ingredients

4 Egg whites

450g SIS Caster Sugar

1/4 tsp vanilla essence

1. Preheat the oven to 95 degrees C.

2. Line Baking Tray with Aluminium Foil. You can choose to butter and flour a baking sheet as well.

3. In a glass or metal bowl, whip egg whites until foamy using an electric mixer. Sprinkle in sugar a little at a time, while continuing to whip at medium speed. 

4. Beat in the vanilla extraxct. 

5. When the mixture becomes stiff and shiny like satin, stop mixing.

6. Transfer the mixture to a large pastry bag. Pipe the meringue out onto the prepared baking sheet using a large round tip or star tip.

7. Place the meringues in the oven and place a wooden spoon handle in the door to keep it from closing all the way. Bake for 3 hours, or until the meringues are dry, and can easily be removed from the pan. Allow cookies to cool completely before storing in an airtight container at room temperature