Christmas Tree Meringues

These light and airy Christmas tree meringues are a festive and delicious addition to your holiday celebrations! Made with basic ingredients these cute cookies are easy and delicious!

This time of year there are so many amazing treats to choose from! Many are rich, buttery, delicious and decedent. These Christmas tree meringue cookies stand out on your holiday cookie tray because they are light, have a delicious crunchy texture and just the perfect hint of sweetness. While these cookies seem complicated they are actually really easy and are so much fun to make, decorate and eat!

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TIPS & FAQ

Flavoring these meringues-

This recipe is awesome because it is a bit of a blank canvas. The simple mixture of sugar and egg whites can be flavored in a lot of ways. In this recipe I’ve used vanilla because I love the simple tasty flavor. But you can easily swap out the vanilla extract for other flavors. Almond extract adds a delicious flavor, and peppermint extract is a great flavor for the holidays. You can add them in addition to vanilla or instead of the vanilla. Use 1/2 tsp of Almond or 1/4 teaspoon of peppermint.

Decorating the trees-

For my meringues I used a combination of gold and silver sanding sugar sprinkles, however you can decorate these easy meringue Christmas trees however you’d like! Use your favorite Christmas sprinkles or edible glitter to create festive and beautiful cookies.

Make sure your egg whites are room temperature-

Your egg whites are the most important thing for successful meringues! Make sure that you have pure egg whites without any egg yolk in them. I like to crack them into a separate bowl before putting the whites in my mixing bowl just to be on the safe side. You also want to make sure you have room temperature egg whites for the best results! I like to take my eggs out of the fridge at least 30 minutes before starting so that they can come to room temp. Use large eggs for best results!

Help! I don’t have a piping bag!-

While I like to use a piping or icing bag fitted with star nozzle to make the perfect Christmas tree meringues don’t worry if you don’t have the special equipment! You can use a zip top bag and fill it with the meringue mixture. Then snip off the corner and gently squeeze the meringue onto your baking sheet. You can swirl it or squeeze a base and gently lift up on the bag to form the tree shape.

Ingredients for these Christmas Tree Meringues

4 Egg Whites (room temperature)

1 Cup White Sugar

1/8 tsp Cream of Tartar

½ tsp Vanilla Extract

Green Gel Food Coloring

Star Shaped Sprinkles

Sprinkles

Here’s how to make these Christmas Meringues

Preheat the oven to 200, line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

In a large bowl with an electric hand mixer or in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment whip egg whites on high speed until white and foamy.

Add in cream of tartar and half of the sugar. Continue whipping until egg whites begin to thicken and soft peaks form. The meringue batter should be thick and when the mixer is removed from the bowl it should stick to the whisk and hold it’s shape.

Add in the remaining sugar and vanilla and continue whipping on high several minutes until stiff peaks form.

Add in a drop of food coloring and mix until well incorporated. Add more food coloring if until desired color is reached.

Place mixture in a piping bag fitted with a large star tip or closed star tip.

Pipe onto the prepared baking sheet in a circular motion lifting up as you pipe the meringue mixture to create the Christmas tree shape. Top with a star shaped sprinkle and add additional sprinkles to decorate the trees.

Place in oven and bake for 2 hours. When finished baking shut the oven off and open it slightly, leave the meringues in the oven while they cool. (about 1 hour)

Store in a dry place in an airtight container.