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Peppermint Meringues Recipe

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"These melt-in-your-mouth cookies are super as a Christmas gift or to pass around when guests drop in," says field editor Dixie Terry of Goreville, Illinois.

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Peppermint Meringues Recipe

Prep: 10 min. Bake: 1-1/2 hours + cooling

Yield: 18 Servings

10 90 100

Ingredients

2 egg whites
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/2 cup sugar
2 peppermint candy canes, crushed

Directions

In a bowl, beat egg whites until foamy. Sprinkle with salt and cream of tartar; beat until soft peaks form. Gradually add sugar, beating until stiff peaks form, about 7 minutes. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto ungreased foil or paper-lined baking sheets; sprinkle with the crushed candy. Bake at 225° for 1-1/2 hours. Turn off heat; leave cookies in the oven with the door ajar for at least 1 hour or until cool. Store in an airtight container. Yield: 3 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 cookie equals 21 calories, 0 fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 12 mg sodium, 5 g carbohydrate, 0 fiber, 0.55 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1/2 starch.

Originally published as Peppermint Meringues in Taste of Home December/January 2000, p17

Homemade Peppermint Ice Cream

When peppermint stick ice cream isn't available, I crush 15-20 hard peppermint candies or small candy canes and fold into a half gallon of softened vanilla ice cream. —Barb Gribble, Arena, Wisconsin

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Reviewed on Dec. 24, 2011 by jlsmith

I am constantly being asked to make this recipe. One year I made two (2) batches and asked a friend to deliver and, of course, take some for himself... He ate all but 7 of them (I had made about 25 total)! I finally understood why I got such funny looks when I asked several people how they liked them. Now I make them every year. Mouth watering!!!!

Reviewed on Dec. 18, 2011 by CathyInRI

Super easy and beautiful. I added 1/8 tsp peppermint extract too. I made some pink and some green - very pretty on my Christmas table.

Reviewed on Dec. 16, 2011 by 2boyz4sarah

I love this light, melt-in-your-mouth cookie. I mix the candy into the meringues instead of sprinkling on top.

Reviewed on Dec. 01, 2010 by Proverbs 31

My son loves these - to him it's not Christmas without them!

Reviewed on Nov. 29, 2009 by srajensen

These are healthy and delicious. My sister is on Weight Watchers this year, so she'll really appreciate a healthy treat!