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Holiday Meringue Kisses

One more item destined to my gift giving baskets. You are probably starting to wonder how big these are getting! Well, not everybody is going to receive every single item I have blogged about so far, (allergies, preferences, etc…), but they are pretty big indeed. They’re really not baskets however… I got very holiday-ish decorated hat boxes and filled them up. The last set of ggodies will be completed tonight.

I made a couple of things over the weekends that left me with 3 egg whites. I am running around like crazy before our trip so I chose not to venture into macaron making and since I wanted to use them for my goodie baskets, I chose the safe route with Meringue Kisses.

These are the easiest things to do and they go great with chocolate mousse, parfaits, trifles, ice creams..". They are also called "Forgotten cookies", and sometimes include nuts and chocolate chips. I am pretty sure everyone has a version of them. I can’t tell you where this particular recipe comes from as I found it on a old wrinkly piece of paper in my mother in law recipe box and no source was included.

Holiday Meringue Kisses:
3 egg whites
3/4 cup sugar
pinch of salt.

Start these in the evening, you will understand why at the end.
Preheat oven to 350.
In a stand or hand held mixer, start whipping the egg whites. When they start to foam and form a soft mousse, add in the sugar 1/4 cup at a time in a nice steady stream (don’t just dump it in there or your meringue will plunk). When the meringue has a shiny gloss and stiff peaks, stop mixing and put the mixture in a piping bag. Pipe rosettes on parchment lined baking sheets.
Put in the oven, turn the oven off and leave the meringues overnight. In the morning they will be done and dry!

I divided my batter in 2 and added a couple of drops of red and green coloring, gave to spatula turns and piped them for a holiday feeling.

Only one problem with these: far to easy to pop in your mouth one after the other. Not sure if the neighbors will get any tomorrow….!

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Gattina Cheung December 11, 2006 um 10:57 pm

You have an execellent piping skill. Did I see a marble-effect as well? So pretty!


Anonymous December 11, 2006 um 11:10 pm

this will melt in your mouth, i bet! very nice color & form too.


Brilynn December 12, 2006 um 2:57 am

I need to get onto your Christmas gift list… another great addition!


Lis December 12, 2006 um 3:59 am

lol I’m with Brilynn! I love lil meringues.. it took me a long while to be able to make them – but never as pretty as these! And I love the streaking effect, so pretty! ๐Ÿ˜€


Anonymous December 12, 2006 um 5:06 am

What could be better than pretty and little and tasty; all the better to try many of them. I really need to be in your neighborhood.


Patricia Scarpin December 12, 2006 um 11:19 am

Those meringue kisses are so cute!
I can even imagine them melting on my mouth, delicious!

I’ve never thought they would be so quick to prepare (except for the piping part, I think I could take some time to get it right).


Anonymous December 12, 2006 um 12:42 pm

So cute! And yet another idea to use for my xmas treat baskets! ๐Ÿ˜€


Anonymous December 13, 2006 um 5:45 am

Gorgeous Helene. I love the marbled effect.


Anonymous December 14, 2006 um 1:08 am

Oh how I love meringues. Yours look nice and festive.


Anonymous December 20, 2006 um 11:09 pm

I tried making these last night and mine came out sticky and chewy :-(. Could be my oven cools off much faster than yours. Do you think I can re-bake them?


Chez Us February 13, 2007 um 4:43 am

I just put a batch into the oven, oh, I hope they turn out! I tried a Martha Stewart recipe before finding your site and they were terrible! These are one of my favorite treats when in Paris and I want to share them with my Valentines in San Francisco!


Chez Us February 13, 2007 um 4:43 am

I just put a batch into the oven, oh, I hope they turn out! I tried a Martha Stewart recipe before finding your site and they were terrible! These are one of my favorite treats when in Paris and I want to share them with my Valentines in San Francisco!


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