Rose Meringue Cookies

Steps to make

1. 1

   Preheat oven and prepare baking tray

   1 min
   

   Heat oven to 200 °F. Line a baking tray with parchment paper.

2. 2

   Beat egg whites

   3 min
   

   Whisk egg whites and ¼ teaspoon cream of tartar (or a pinch of salt ) until frothy

4. 3

   Whisk in sugar

   5 min
   

   Whisk ½ a cup of powdered sugar gradually (1-1½ tablespoons at a time ) to ensure you do not deflate or knock the air bubbles out of the white.

5. 4

   Add vanilla

   5 min
   

   Add ½ a teaspoon of vanilla extract and continue to beat the mixture at high speed until stiff peaks form.

6. 5

   Add color

   2 min
   

   Add 3-4 drops of food coloring (if using), and fold gently to combine until color is evenly distributed.

7. 6

   Step 6

   2 min
   
8. 7

   Pipe onto baking sheets

   5 min
   

   Drop spoonfuls or pipe meringues onto the baking tray.

9. 8

   Bake

   90m min
   

   Bake the meringues in the preheated oven for 1½ hours.

10. 9

    Cool inside oven

    90m min
    

    Once cooked, turn off the oven. Leave the meringues to cool completely in the closed oven for another 1½ hours.

11. 10

    Serve

    

    Serve as a sweet light Valentine's Day dessert with espresso.