Simple Meringue Cookies

Simple Meringue Cookies

Ingredients

• 2 egg whites, at room temperature
• 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
• A pinch of salt
• 1/2 cup sugar, superfine preferred, but not necessary

Instruction

Preheat oven to 225º Fahrenheit. Line a baking sheet (or two) with parchment paper.

Place egg whites into a mixing bowl and beat until frothy. Add the cream of tartar, the pinch of salt, and beat until soft peaks form. With mixer running, slowly add sugar, one tablespoon at a time until sugar is dissolved and stiff peaks form.

Pipe or scoop tablespoons of the meringue onto the prepared baking sheet, spacing approximately 2 inches apart.

Bake for 45 minutes, then turn oven off. Without opening the door, let stand in oven for 1 hour (so the total time in the oven is 1 hour, 45 minutes but it's only turned on for the first 45 minutes).

Notes

Once your meringues have cooled to room temperature, store in an airtight container.

Yield varies depending on the size of your meringue cookies