I haven't ever made meringue cookies or eaten them, so these were a really good recipe to start with. I know that most meringue cookies are usually 'crunchy' all of the way through, but these have a nice soft middle which melts in your mouth; it's fantastic.
The flavors I used were Orange, Lemon, and Rose.
Meringue Swirls
3 large egg whites
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 vanilla bean, seeds scraped
Large pinch of Salt
Large pinch of Cream of Tartar
1 teaspoon finely grated fresh orange zest
Gel-paste food coloring
* I used flavor oils instead of the zest (though I did use some lemon zest in the lemon cookies)
* I also doubled the recipe and was able to make several flavors
- Preheat oven to 200
- Combine egg whites and sugar in a heat proof bowl. Add vanilla bean seeds. Set bowl over a pot of simmering water, and stir until sugar dissolves and mixture is warm, about 3 minutes. Add salt and cream of tartar.
- Beat with a mixer on medium-high speed until stiff, glossy peaks form and meringue is mostly cooled, about 7 minutes. Beat in zest or flavoring.
- Bake meringues until crisp on the outside but still soft inside, about 1 hour 15 minutes. Let cool on a wire rack.
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