Green Meringue Cookies
Easy, 4 ingredient low fat green meringue cookies! Celebrate St Patrick's Day with these green medallion meringues with gold sprinkles. An easy, light spring dessert.
Servings: 40
Calories: 21kcal
Ingredients
- 4 large egg whites (at room temperature)
- ¼ teaspoon lemon juice
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- Green gel food coloring
- Golden sprinkles
Instructions
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and preheat the oven to 200ºF. Set aside.
- Using an electric mixer, beat egg whites on medium speed and mix for 2 minutes. Add lemon juice and gradually increase the speed to high. 4 large egg whites, ¼ teaspoon lemon juice
- As you beat the egg mixture, slowly add your 1 cup of sugar. 1 cup granulated sugar
- Once mixture forms stiff peaks, add one small drop of green gel food coloring. Green gel food coloring
- Using a piping bag, pipe a dollop of meringue onto your lined baking sheet, about 1.5 inches in diameter.
- Garnish top portion of each “medallion” with green sprinkles.
- Bake for two hours. Once they've been in the oven for two hours, turn off the heat and let sit in the oven for 35-45 minutes.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool to room temperature.
Notes
The calories shown are based on the recipe making 40 cookies, with 1 serving being 1 cookie. Since different brands of ingredients have different nutritional information, the calories shown are just an estimate. **We are not dietitians and recommend you seek a nutritionist for exact nutritional information.**
Nutrition
Calories: 21kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 0.4g | Fat: 0.02g | Sodium: 6mg | Potassium: 6mg | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 0.002IU | Vitamin C: 0.01mg | Calcium: 0.3mg | Iron: 0.01mg