Stacey Adimando

Vanilla Meringues

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Preparation info
  • Makes:

    1 Dozen

    Cookies
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The Cookiepedia: Mixing Baking, and Reinventing the Classics
The Cookiepedia

By Stacey Adimando

Published 2011

  • About

Every part of making this recipe is exhilarating—from waiting for the egg whites to firm up in your mixer bowl to dolloping the thick marshmallowy batter onto the baking sheet. It’s like a grown-up art project. And the results are so sophisticated.

Ingredients

  • 3 egg whites, at room temperature
  • Pinch salt
  • ¼ teaspoon cream of tartar

Method

  1. Start by slowly whisking the egg whites until foamy. Add salt, cream of tartar, and vanilla and whisk faster until soft peaks form.
  2. With the mixer motor still running, add the sugar slowly—tip in about 1 tablespoon every 5 seconds. Halfway through the sugar, switch the motor to high and continue beating until it starts to look very stiff and glossy, about 3 min