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The Best Lemon Meringue Cookies Recipe

 

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The Best Lemon Meringue Cookies

 

Lemon Meringue Cookies Recipe

I have always been intrigued by meringues. They look very complicated to make but they are oh so delicious. So what exactly is a meringue? It is a light and fluffy dessert that is usually baked in a pie. Usually, the crust is made of some sort of shortbread, a tart lemon custard filling and topped with a fluffy meringue. Now I love sweets just as much as anyone else, but sometimes a slice of pie is just too sweet. I wanted to turn my favourite pie into a classic cookie.

My Lemon Meringue Cookies are the perfect bite size treat, while still having the classic pie taste. The process to make these cookies is a lot simpler than you think. Using a stand mixer and gently folding in the ingredients is what makes the cookies turn out nice and fluffy.

 

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The Best Lemon Meringue Cookies

 

Here are a few helpful tips to make the perfect Lemon Meringue Cookies.

  • Don’t rush! It takes time to make the eggs as fluffy as they need to be.
  • Use a piping bag and a star tip to make the cookies.
  • Don’t be upset if they don’t turn out perfect the first time.

You will only need a few simple ingredients to get these going:

Ingredients 

  • 4 egg whites
  • 1/4 tsp cream of tarter
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2/3 cup powder sugar
  • 1 TBSP lemon extract 
  • 1-3 drops of yellow food dye

 

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The Best Lemon Meringue Cookies

 

They are very simple, but follow these directions closely:

Directions 

  • Preheat the oven to 225 degrees 
  • In a standing mixer, add in the egg whites and cream of tarter. 
  • Mix on medium speed until soft peaks form and then increase to faster speed.  
  • Alternating between the sugar and powder sugar, add in 1 Tablespoon at a time until stiff peaks form.  
  • Add in the lemon and the food dye and mix until combined.  
  • Using a pastry bag with a star tip, pipe on the meringues onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.  
  • Bake for 1 hour

I hope you enjoyed my Lemon Meringue Cookies as much as my family and I did. If you make it, make sure to share with us on Facebook or Twitter! Also, check out all of our other Recipes.

 

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Lemon Meringue Cookies

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Ingredients
  

  • 4 egg whites
  • 1/4 tsp cream of tarter
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2/3 cup powder sugar
  • 1 TBSP lemon extract
  • 1-3 drops of yellow food dye

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 225 degrees
  • In a standing mixer, add in the egg whites and cream of tarter.
  • Mix on medium speed until soft peaks form and then increase to faster speed.
  • Alternating between the sugar and powder sugar, add in 1 Tablespoon at a time until stiff peaks form.
  • Add in the lemon and the food dye and mix until combined.
  • Using a pastry bag with a star tip, pipe on the meringues onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
  • Bake for 1 hour
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

 

Lyne Proulx
Lyne Proulxhttps://ottawamommyclub.ca/
Lyne Proulx is a Certified WEBB Bodywork Pet Practitioner, Certified Infant Massage Instructor (CIMI), Certified Professional Wedding Consultant, and an Event Planner. She loves all things Disney and is an avid teaholic and chocoholic. She coordinated the Annual Infant Information Day/Early Years Expo for the City of Ottawa for 8 years. She was the Queen B of the BConnected Conference, Canada's Digital Influencer and social media Conference in Ottawa and Toronto. She was also the co-chair of the Navan for Kraft Hockeyville 2009-2011 committee that organized five community events within 6 months, and helped Navan reach the top 10 finalists in Canada. In April 2011, she received the City of Ottawa Mayor's City Builder Award.

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  1. oh wow! I have never had lemon meringue cookies before! of course i have had the pie and that is absolutely delish but never in cookie form. Totally going to try these out

  2. I have tried to make meringue & I’m not very good at it. Mine always look like big blobs haha. What I like about this is the lemon citrus for that bright flavor. I just need to get better at using the pastry bag!

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