Christmas Meringue Kisses Recipes

CHRISTMAS MERINGUE KISSES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 275.
• Beat egg whites with salt and cream of tartar until they are doubled in size.
• Continue beating and add sugar 1 tablespoon at a time.
• Continue beating until the whites create stiff glossy peaks and the sugar is completely dissolved.
• Make sure cherries are very well drained. Gently fold cherries, almonds and chocolate into egg whites.
• Drop by teaspoon fulls onto a lightly greased cookie sheet. (Meringues may also be piped through a pastry bag).
• Bake at 275`for 25 minutes or until firmly set.
• Cool on wire racks.
• (You may also drizzle the baked Meringues with melted chocolate after completely cooled).

MERINGUE KISSES

Steps:

• Place egg whites in a small bowl; let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. Beat egg whites until foamy. Sprinkle with cream of tartar and salt; beat until soft peaks form. Gradually add sugar and vanilla, beating until stiff peaks form, about 5-8 minutes. If desired, divide batter in half and fold in red and green food coloring. , Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls 1-1/2-in. apart onto lightly greased baking sheets. Press a chocolate kiss into the center of each cookie and cover it with meringue, using a knife. , Bake at 275° for 30-35 minutes or until firm to the touch. Immediately remove to a wire rack to cool. If desired, sprinkle with cocoa. Store in an airtight container.

NAN'S MERINGUE KISSES - EASY TO BE CREATIVE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 250º degrees.
• Beat egg white & salt with mixer until frothy or fluffy. Add sugar very slowly while still using mixer.
• Beat until a stiff peak forms and sugar is dissolved.
• Fold in by hand vanilla.
• Spoon (teaspoonful) onto lightly greased cookie sheet.
• Bake 40-45 minutes.
• Let cool slightly before removing to cooling rack.
• Store in airtight container.
• You can add (1/4 cup per batch or desired amount) chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, mint chips, etc. Fold these in last.
• You can also substitute the vanilla with any flavor extract. I have used cherry extract with chocolate chips. These were excellent.
• You can also add a couple drops of food coloring to the desired flavor of the kiss. If you use a drop of yellow with a drop of red to get an orange color you can use chocolate chips to have a Halloween kiss.
• I don't suggest using wet ingredients such as maraschino cherries, pineapple, etc.

RASPBERRY MERINGUE KISSES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 250 degrees.
• Beat egg whites and salt until foamy.
• Add gelatin and sugar gradually and beat until stiff and sugar is dissolved.
• Mix in vinegar and fold in chocolate chips.
• Drop tablespoonfuls on cookie sheet lined with brown paper.
• Bake for 25 minutes, then turn off the heat and leave the cookies in the oven for another 20 minutes.