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Meringue Hearts #CreativeCookieExchange

January 19, 2016 by Tara Noland 21 Comments

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Meringue Hearts

Today we are with #CreativeCookieExchange sharing cookies with the theme of HEARTS!! I decided to make Meringue Hearts, which are perfect for Valentine’s Day that is soon approaching!! Our daughter loves meringues and is always asking me to buy them for her. She was very happy to have these cute little hearts! They are light as air and really quite easy to make, very few ingredients.

Meringue Hearts by Noshing With The Nolands

Meringues are slightly more difficult at higher elevations, at least I believe they are. We are at >3500 feet here in Calgary. What I find is that I have to beat the egg white mixture much longer for it to stay at stiff peaks, so that I can pipe it out of a bag. I find that if I beat it to the directions or a normal recipe it falls too quickly back to soft peaks.

Meringue Hearts by Noshing With The Nolands

The only thing with beating the egg whites too long is that they may dry out. That honestly has never happened to me though. The meringues with a longer whipping time turned out perfectly. I also like to bake them in a lower temperature oven, at 200F. I find this dries them out nicely without having any signs of browning.

Meringue Hearts by Noshing With The Nolands

The little heart meringues are light as air. They also last well in a sealed container for days, keeping their lovely light crispy texture. To get the pink colour I added a little bit of gel food colouring, just to get them to a pretty light pink colour. You can easily adjust that to how you like it.

Meringue Hearts #CreativeCookieExchange
 
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Prep time
10 mins
Cook time
2 hours
Total time
2 hours 10 mins
 
A light as air Valentine's Day Meringue Heart that your loved ones will so appreciate!
Author: Tara Noland
Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: French
Ingredients
  • 4 large egg whites
  • ½ tsp. cream of tartar
  • 1 cup superfine sugar
  • Red gel for colouring
Instructions
  1. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
  2. In the bowl of a standup mixer add the egg whites and beat on medium low speed until foamy. Add the cream of tartar and continue to beat until soft peaks. Add the sugar a little at a time and continue to beat until the meringue hold stiff peaks and when the mixture is rubbed between your fingers it is not at all gritty. Depending on your altitude to get it to stiff peaks that will stay you may require longer beating than 7 min. Add red gel to desired colour. Mix well.
  3. Preheat oven to 200F.
  4. Transfer the meringue to a pastry bag and desired tip. I used a closed star tip. Hold the parchment down to the cookie sheet with a little meringue in the corners. Pipe the meringue into heart shapes on the prepared sheets. You can leave the center empty if desired or fill it in with more meringue. A finger dabbed in water can be used to flattened out the spike at the end of piping or just leave it. Make your hearts to desired size, 1", 2" or more.
  5. Bake for 90-120 min. depending on size. They can be easily checked to see if they are dried out enough but they do dry also with cooling. Let cool on the baking sheets and then remove to an airtight container.
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Meringue Hearts by Noshing With The Nolands

 

It is late January guys and you know what that means! Soon love will be in the air! Too corny? OK fine, but we all know Valentine’s Day is about to start trending, and we have the perfect cookies! Hearts, love, anything symbolizing hearts and love, we have it all! Check out our hearts and love cookies below and maybe make them for your loved ones!

You can also use us as a great resource for cookie recipes. Be sure to check out our Pinterest Board and our monthly posts (you can find all of them here at The Spiced Life). You will be able to find them the first Tuesday after the 15th of each month! Also, if you are looking for inspiration to get in the kitchen and start baking, check out what all of the hosting bloggers have made:

  • Aloha Linzer Cookies by All That’s Left Are The Crumbs
  • Cheese Hearts by Bakingyummies
  • Chocolate Valentine Sugar Cookies by Karen’s Kitchen Stories
  • Dark Chocolate Sugar Cookies by Flours and Frostings
  • Double Chocolate Spritz Heart Cookies by The Spiced Life
  • Happy Heart Lemon Cookies by Hezzi-D’s Books and Cooks
  • LoftHouse Cookies by Oven Delights
  • Meringue Hearts by Noshing With The Nolands
  • Nutella Raspberry Cookies by Upstate Ramblings
  • Pomegranate, Rose and White Chocolate Cookies by A Shaggy Dough Story
  • Sour Cream Pecan Sandies by Magnolia Days
  • Sweet Heart Cookies by 2 Cookin’ Mamas
  • Yin Yang Cookies by Food Lust People Love

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Comments

  1. Renee says

    January 19, 2016 at 5:05 am

    Oh my goodness Tara, those cookies are adorable! The color is so delicate just like the meringue.

    Reply
  2. Robin @ A Shaggy Dough Story says

    January 19, 2016 at 8:05 am

    I can’t think of a more perfect cookie for Valentine’s Day. Pretty in pink!

    Reply
  3. akshatha says

    January 19, 2016 at 9:53 am

    Tara , these were on my to-make list before Valentine s day ! They look fantastic . Pale pink colour is beautiful 🙂

    Reply
  4. Karen @ Karen's Kitchen Stories says

    January 19, 2016 at 1:21 pm

    Those are so gorgeous and elegant looking! I’m so inspired to try making them. It must be quite a challenge at higher elevations having to adapt things.

    Reply
    • Tara Noland says

      January 19, 2016 at 1:24 pm

      The altitude doesn’t really seem to affect too many things but this is one that I have noticed.

      Reply
  5. Holly says

    January 19, 2016 at 4:07 pm

    Thanks for the high altitude tip. I made these last week in anticipation of posting today but had to throw out the whole lot! Even the house smelled badly after my mishap with meringue cookies. I have not made them in ages and think I didn’t account for my altitude issues. Yours look so nice!

    Reply
    • Tara Noland says

      January 19, 2016 at 4:13 pm

      They can be very easy or not!! I have to remember not to chomp at the bit and let them whip away. Thanks Holly.

      Reply
  6. Hezzi-D says

    January 19, 2016 at 6:34 pm

    I almost made these this month too! They are just so pretty and festive!

    Reply
  7. Anne says

    January 19, 2016 at 7:14 pm

    These are lovely! My daughter has been asking me to make meringues too, and I promised her I’d make them for Christmas and never did. I will have to try heart ones!

    Reply
  8. Laura says

    January 19, 2016 at 8:16 pm

    I LOVE these cookies! My kids would die for them! And I have never had egg whites dry out either (knock on wood lol).

    Reply
  9. Stacy says

    January 19, 2016 at 10:10 pm

    I am so making these for a party this weekend, Tara! I love the delicate pink and can just imagine the gentle crunch of the outside and the soft chewy inside. Perfection that melts in your mouth!

    Reply
  10. Bakingyummies says

    January 19, 2016 at 10:19 pm

    I like the fact that though these hearts are pretty simple to make, they look and taste so nice, love the color as well!

    Reply
  11. Anabel says

    January 19, 2016 at 10:38 pm

    Lovely cookies! This a cookie I need to bookmark, I’ve never made them or have even tried a meringue cookie. This would be fun to make!

    Reply
  12. Linda @ 2 Cookin' Mamas says

    January 20, 2016 at 9:02 am

    You are so creative Tara! These cookies look beautiful and I love how light meringue cookies are. The “Pretty in Pink” theme fits Valentine’s Day perfectly.

    Reply
  13. peter @feedyoursoultoo says

    January 20, 2016 at 9:16 am

    What a cool Valentine’s sweet!

    Reply
  14. Angela says

    January 20, 2016 at 9:29 am

    Oh my Tara! I never realized how easy it is to make these!! They are so adorable and perfect for Valentines Day!! Thanks for sharing this recipe!

    Reply
  15. Platter Talk says

    January 20, 2016 at 5:00 pm

    Fantastic Valentine’s treat, or for any other special #love day!

    Reply
  16. Felice says

    January 21, 2016 at 9:20 am

    Wow, these are such pretty pale pink cookies. I haven’t made meringue in such a long time, but I can see I am going to have to remedy that very soon.

    Reply
  17. Kristine says

    January 21, 2016 at 1:34 pm

    I saw these posted on Twitter and immediately “favorited” them! They are so pretty! I definitely want to give these a try for Valentine’s Day!

    Reply
    • Tara Noland says

      January 21, 2016 at 1:40 pm

      I hope they turn out nicely for you, Happy Valentine’s Day!!

      Reply
  18. Florian @ContentednessCooking says

    January 23, 2016 at 12:08 am

    Perfect for Valentine’s day!

    Reply

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