How To Make Meringue Cookies

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Making Meringue Cookies
When you're making meringue cookies, the first step is to cover two large baking sheets with parchment paper. Secure the paper to the pan with masking tape.

To prepare the mixture for the cookies, place egg whites, cream of tartar and salt in a large bowl and beat with a mixer at high speed until the mixture is foamy. Make sure that your bowl and beaters are clean with no traces of fat. Gradually add the sugar, beating until stiff peaks from. To determine if you've beaten long enough, turn off the mixer and lift the beaters. The egg whites peaks will fall to one side for soft peaks, but will stand upright for stiff peaks.

Drop the batter by tablespoons onto the parchment-lined baking sheets. Or you can pipe the batter out of a pastry bag. Bake according to the recipe directions until the meringues are crisp. Let them cool on the pan on wire racks, and then carefully remove the cookies from the parchment paper.

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