Mint Kiss Meringue Cookies

• Vegetarian
• Gluten free

• Refrigerated

  • 5 Egg whites

• Condiments

  • 3 drops Gel paste color, leaf green

• Baking & Spices

  • 22 Chocolate kisses
  • 1/4 tsp Cream of tartar
  • 1 1/4 cups Granulated sugar
  • 1/4 tsp Peppermint extract

Found on cookiedoughandovenmitt.com

Ingredients

• 5 egg whites
• ¼ tsp. cream of tartar
• 1 + ¼ cups granulated sugar
• ¼ tsp. peppermint extract
• 3 drops of leaf green gel paste color
• 22 - 30 chocolate kisses

Directions

• Preheat oven to 175 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• In a mixing bowl, add in the egg whites. Beat on medium/high until the egg whites become glossy. Just after the foam stage.
• Add in the cream of tartar and beat until soft peaks begin to form.
• Add in the peppermint extract, 1 drop of green gel paste color and granulated sugar a little at a time as you continue to beat until stiff peaks form. Pull the beater up, and stiff peaks form on the beater and in the mixing bowl, youre ready!
• Place the wilton 1M tip into a piping bag.
• Add the remaining 2 drops of green gel paste color into one side of the piping bag. You can use a skewer or knife or spread it all the way down the bag.
• Fill the bag with the meringue.
• Pipe 12 flat spirals on the baking sheet. Make sure theres plenty of room to place the chocolate kiss in the center and have an overlap to connect the top half of the tree.
• Place all of your chocolate kisses in the centers of the spirals.
• Continue to pipe the meringue up around the chocolate kiss to make it look like a christmas tree. The dark green will start to come through.
• Place in the oven to dry for 2 hours. Youll have to do the same with a second pan and place it on the bottom rack.
• Remove from the parchment paper and serve!