Meringue Christmas Trees Recipe

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Meringue Christmas Trees
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Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
  2. Sift together powdered sugar and flour.
  3. In a small bowl, mix 2 tablespoons of the powdered sugar-flour mixture with the extract or liquor. Mix into a paste. Stir in desired food coloring. Set aside.
  4. In a stand mixer at high speed or using a hand whisk vigorously, whip egg whites. When the egg whites reach soft peaks, begin sprinkling in the granulated sugar. Add small amounts of sugar as the eggs whip, making your last addition just as the egg whites reach stiff peaks.
  5. Turn off mixer. With a spatula, gently fold in the remaining powdered sugar-flour mixture, being careful not to deflate the meringue. Stir in the colored paste mixture.
  6. Transfer the meringue into a pastry bag fitted with a small- to medium-size star tip. Pipe tree shapes onto parchment-lined baking sheets, each about 1 inch apart.
  7. Place one baking sheet on a lower oven rack and one on an upper rack. Bake for 30 minutes, using a wooden spoon to keep the oven door ajar. Reverse the positions of the baking sheets and continue baking an additional 30 to 40 minutes, with the oven door ajar, until the meringues barely begin to color and are dry inside.
  8. Cool to room temperature before decorating with royal icing as desired.
  9. COOKIE TIP
  10. PIPING: Use back-and-forth serpentine motions. Start narrow at the top and widen as you go. Squeeze the bag with even pressure and increase the width of the back-and-forth motion from the top of the tree to the bottom. For smaller trees, make 4 to 6 back-and-forth strokes. For larger trees, try 8 to 10 strokes.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 294.44 Kcal (1233 kJ)
Calories from fat 103.94 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 11.55g 18%
Cholesterol 0.03mg 0%
Sodium 346.19mg 14%
Potassium 580.77mg 12%
Total Carbs 44.85g 15%
Sugars 30.47g 122%
Dietary Fiber 0.38g 2%
Protein 3.84g 8%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Iron 3.2mg 18%
Calcium 27.6mg 3%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 402.65 Kcal (1686 kJ)
Calories from fat 142.15 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 15.79g 18%
Cholesterol 0.04mg 0%
Sodium 473.42mg 14%
Potassium 794.22mg 12%
Total Carbs 61.33g 15%
Sugars 41.67g 122%
Dietary Fiber 0.51g 2%
Protein 5.26g 8%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0%
Iron 4.3mg 18%
Calcium 37.8mg 3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 6.8
    Points
  • 8
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • cholesterol free

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