Meringue Bones

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 6 egg whites
• 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 1/3 cups white sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ready Time: 2 hrs 30 mins


• preheat oven to 225 degrees f (110 degrees c). line 2 baking sheets with aluminum foil and grease the foil.
• beat egg whites with cream of tartar and salt in a bowl with an electric mixer until egg whites are foamy. gradually beat in sugar, a few tablespoons at a time, beating until the sugar dissolves in the meringue before adding more. continue beating until the meringue is glossy and forms a sharp peak when beaters are lifted straight up out of the bowl; beat in vanilla extract. spoon the meringue into a pastry bag fitted with a small tip.
• pipe meringue into small bone shapes on the prepared aluminum foil. you must pipe all the shapes at once or the meringue will deflate.
• place cookie sheets into the preheated oven and bake for 1 hour. no not open oven door or peek during baking. turn the oven off and let the meringue bones cool in the oven without opening door for 1 hour. gently and carefully remove cookies from aluminum to prevent broken bones.