Description
These Meringue Christmas Trees are a festive, easy recipe that turns simple ingredients into a light and crisp holiday dessert. Perfect for Christmas dessert boards, party sweets, holiday food ideas, and make-ahead treats, these airy meringue cookies are beautiful, delicate, and surprisingly simple to prepare. If you need easy dessert ideas, holiday baking inspiration, or a fun sweet snack for celebrations, this quick holiday recipe is a charming choice.
Ingredients
4 large egg whites, room temperature
1 cup granulated sugar
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract
green gel food coloring, as needed
2 tablespoons gold sugar pearls or festive sprinkles
Instructions
1. Preheat the oven to 200°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. Add the egg whites and cream of tartar to a clean mixing bowl and beat until foamy.
3. Gradually add the sugar, one tablespoon at a time, beating well after each addition until glossy stiff peaks form.
4. Beat in the vanilla extract and peppermint extract.
5. Add green gel food coloring and mix until the color is evenly blended.
6. Transfer the meringue to a piping bag fitted with a large star tip.
7. Pipe tree shapes by layering swirls from largest at the base to smallest at the top.
8. Decorate with gold sugar pearls or festive sprinkles.
9. Bake for 1 hour 30 minutes to 2 hours, until dry and crisp.
10. Turn off the oven, crack the door, and let the meringues cool inside for 30 minutes.
11. Remove and cool completely before serving or storing.
Notes
Make sure the mixing bowl and beaters are completely clean and dry before whipping the egg whites.
Use gel food coloring instead of liquid food coloring so the meringue stays thick and stable.
Store the finished meringues in an airtight container at room temperature to keep them crisp.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 meringue tree
- Calories: 38
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 10mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 9g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 0mg