Sunflower Meringue Cookies
Let’s surprise mom with something special today. How about Meringue Sunflowers?
I always seem to have extra egg whites in the fridge. You see one of my favorite things of my childhood was and undeniable still is freshly whipped meringue. I used to help my mom as a kid, especially on Sundays when it was time whip up the marbled sponge bundt cake.. I’d be in charge of making the meringue, while beating the egg whites with a hand mixer I’d secretly spoon some out to taste it and later I’d lick the beaters after it was done and my mom, she would pretend she didn’t see me sneaking in with a big spoon. Deliciously memorable childhood. I love my childhood and I love my mom for making it so.
Sunflower Meringue Cookies
You need:
Wilton 366- Large Leaf Tip for flower
petals
petals
Wilton 16 Star Tip for centers
Parchment squares, about
3″x3″
3″x3″
Flower Nail, (if you don’t have a
flower nail, you can easily use your
flower nail, you can easily use your
Wrap it in the plastic wrap to
protect the surface and then continue as if you were using a flower nail, I
find this to be really useful and have used it numerous times as I keep loosing
flower nails)
protect the surface and then continue as if you were using a flower nail, I
find this to be really useful and have used it numerous times as I keep loosing
flower nails)
Meringues(about 20 medium size
flowers)
4 large egg whites
3/4 cup granulated sugar
pinch of salt
1 1/2tsp extract(use, vanilla, mint, orange, lemon..etc)
Yellow food coloring, brown food coloring or cocoa powder
Make the Meringue
- Wipe your mixing bowl and tools with a paper tower
dipped in vinegar, wipe dry.
- Using a whisk combine egg whites,
pinch of salt, sugar in a heat proof bowl, best is tempered glass or your
stainless steel mixer bowl. Set the bowl over the pan with simmering water.
Whisking constantly, until sugar dissolves and mixture is hot to the touch,
about 5 minutes or so.
- Transfer the bowl to your electric
mixers, using wire attachment, beat the mixture gradually from low to high,
until stiff peaks are formed. About 5-8 minutes. Add the flavoring and mix for
a minute or so to incorporate the
extract.
- Remove about 1 cup of meringue and
add about 1tbl of cocoa, stir well, fill the piping bag fitted with a star tip
with cocoa meringue, set aside.
- Color remaining meringue with yellow
food coloring, and fill a piping bag fitted with a leaf tip.
Preheat oven to 180F-200 F.
- Place a dot of
meringue onto the flower nail and place a piece of parchment square on top
to secure it. - Using a large
Wilton Leaf Tip#115 start piping flower petals, turn the flower nail as
you progress piping the petals - Once you pipe
all the petals, using a star tip and brown meringue pipe a small star in
the center of the flower petals - Place unbaked
meringue flowers onto a baking sheet - Bake for 1 to 2
hours, turn the oven off and leave the meringues in the oven until cool - Store in the
airtight container, if storing for longer then few days I suggest placing
few packets of silica gel in the container to keep the moisture away. Storing sugar decorations with silica gel packets
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Thank you.
Sunflowers are my Besties fav flower.
Hi Roxie,
that’s wonderful! Happy Summer.