These vanilla meringue cookies are perfect for the holidays and are definitely worth the expense of the vanilla bean. Served alone or alongside fresh fruit, they are the perfect melt-in-your-mouth, delicious dessert.
Ingredients
- 2 eggs whites
- 0.13 teaspoons cream of tartar
- 0.5 cups white sugar
- 0.5 vanillas bean
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
Instructions
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1
Preheat the oven to 225 degrees F (110 degrees C). Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
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Place egg whites and cream of tartar into a large bowl; beat using an electric mixer at medium speed until soft peaks form. Increase speed to high and add sugar 1 tablespoon at a time while mixing until stiff peaks form. Scrape seeds from vanilla bean into the bowl and add vanilla extract; beat just until blended.
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Spoon batter into a pastry bag and pipe mounds onto the prepared baking sheet.
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Bake in the preheated oven until set, about 1 1/2 hours. Turn oven off; let cookies cool in the closed oven for 1 1/2 hours. Remove cookies carefully from paper.
Nutrition Facts
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