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Easy Meringue Christmas Trees

Light and crisp meringue cookies piped into festive Christmas tree shapes and decorated with sprinkles.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 45 minutes
Servings: 24 cookies
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 35
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 4 egg whites room temperature
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 0.5 tsp cream of tartar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

Equipment

  • Mixer
  • Piping bag with star tip
  • Baking sheet

Method
 

  1. Whip egg whites and cream of tartar until soft peaks form.
  2. Add sugar gradually and whip until stiff peaks.
  3. Pipe tree shapes and decorate.
  4. Bake low and slow until crisp.

Notes

Avoid humidity for best results.