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Meringue Kisses From Scratch

October 14, 2014 by Tracy | Updated July 15, 2020 This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy.

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a pink striped meringue cookie
a pink striped meringue cookie
pink striped cookie with Pinterest pin text.

Light as air, kissed with sweetness, these Meringue Kisses From Scratch are the perfect cookie to make for your Valentine!

a pink striped meringue cookie

These little Meringue Kisses are one of our favorite Valentine's Day cookies! Not only do they only take three, yes THREE ingredients, but they are light and airy and the perfect gluten free cookie!

Ingredients Needed

egg whites in a bowl, sugar, and vanilla extract

Just three! Plus your favorite color food coloring - if you want to stripe it with!

  • Egg Whites - Don't worry about those egg yolks, make some Homemade Mayonnaise From Scratch with them!
  • Sugar - Granulated is the best.
  • Vanilla Extract - Have you made your own, yet?
  • Food Coloring - For the fun colored stripe!

Step-by-Step Instructions

Time. That's what you really need. Once the egg yolks are separated, be sure that they sit out for a little while to come to room temperature. This will help them beat to a good volume.

two bowls with hand mixer mixing egg whites

Then it's just a matter of beating them.

You really want a hand mixer for this. Unless you're Popeye, you're not going to be able to do this by hand.

two bowls with eggs being beaten into meringues

Once you start to see soft peaks beginning to form, then it's time to beat in the sugar.  Just a tablespoon at a time.  And then a fold of the vanilla.

Meringue Kisses

Once you have stiff, glossy peaks you're ready to go!

a piping bag with food coloring in and the piped meringue cookies

Now to make these meringue cookies delightfully colorful, just brush some food coloring into a piping bag before you pipe out the sweet little cookies.

Meringue Kisses

Look how sweet!

Light as air, kissed with sweetness, these Meringue Kisses From Scratch are the perfect cookie to make for your Valentine!

Baked to sweet Meringue Kisses delightfulness!

Light as air, kissed with sweetness, these Meringue Kisses From Scratch are the perfect cookie to make for your Valentine!

Meringue Kisses, little puffs of sweet airy heaven.  

Enjoy! As always, if you make this recipe or any of my others, I love to hear what you think! Leave a comment below, email me, or you can find me on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest!

a pink striped meringue cookie

Meringue Kisses

Light as air, kissed with sweetness, these Meringue Kisses From Scratch are the perfect cookie to make for your Valentine!
5 from 5 votes
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Course: Dessert
Servings: 40 cookies
Author: Tracy

Ingredients

  • 4 egg whites
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract
  • 1 cup of shredded coconut - without sugar OPTIONAL

Instructions

  • Separate egg whites from yolks about an hour before making meringues. Leave whites in bowl at room temperature so that they beat up to a good volume.
  • Heat oven to 250° and cover un-greased cookie sheets with parchment paper.
  • Beat egg whites with a blender until stiff enough to stand in moist (not dry) peaks. Slowly beat in sugar just a tablespoon at a time then fold in vanilla. Continue to beat mixture until it is still and glossy, not grainy. Fold in coconut.
  • In a small bowl, squirt a little bit of food coloring of choice and with a small pastry brush, 'paint' colored stripes along pastry bag. Pipe small rounds onto cookie sheets 2 inches apart. Bake 30-35 minutes. Peaks will brown slightly.
  • (If you don't have food coloring or a pastry bag, meringues can be spooned onto cookie sheet in little mounds instead).
  • Cool and enjoy!
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  1. Caroline

    January 04, 2019 at 5:56 pm

    5 stars
    Meringues are such a great easy treat, love the look of these little striped colored kisses.

    Reply
    • Tracy

      January 05, 2019 at 8:12 am

      Thanks Caroline!

      Reply
  2. Taylor Kiser

    January 04, 2019 at 4:13 pm

    5 stars
    These are so pretty and they look tasty! What a great treat for Valentine's Day!

    Reply
    • Tracy

      January 05, 2019 at 8:12 am

      Thanks, Taylor!

      Reply
  3. Matt @ Plating Pixels

    January 04, 2019 at 3:26 pm

    5 stars
    These are super cute! With these tips I think I can tackle this.

    Reply
    • Tracy

      January 05, 2019 at 8:13 am

      I'm sure they'll turn out great, Matt!

      Reply
  4. Andrea Metlika

    January 04, 2019 at 12:43 pm

    5 stars
    Love the name and super cute. Sounds delicious too.

    Reply
    • Tracy

      January 05, 2019 at 8:13 am

      Thanks, Andrea!

      Reply
  5. Tayler Ross

    January 04, 2019 at 12:24 pm

    5 stars
    Such a delightful little treat! So perfect for Valentine's Day!

    Reply
  6. Tracey@WhatsforDinnerDoc.com

    October 17, 2014 at 12:58 pm

    Dang, I need a pastry bag. Gorgeous for a princess party ( hey, we're all princesses at heart). 🙂

    Reply
  7. Shari

    October 14, 2014 at 2:52 pm

    These are so pretty! They would be perfect for Christmas. Thanks for showing how to do the color. I never would have guessed. Very clever!

    Reply
    • Tracy

      October 15, 2014 at 8:06 am

      Thanks, Sheri! Oooh yes they'd make super fun Christmas cookies!

      Reply
  8. But That's For Another Blog

    October 14, 2014 at 12:53 pm

    They are beautiful... I look forward to you sending us some... aka TRYING TO KILL MY HUBBY!!!... 😉

    Reply
    • Tracy

      October 15, 2014 at 8:05 am

      gaaahhhh I'm the worst person in the worrrlldd! I can't believe I sent 3 ingredient cookies to you guys that had 1 ingredient that your hubby's allergic to. Dan said he hopes you never let me live it down 😉

      Reply
      • But That's For Another Blog

        October 16, 2014 at 7:37 am

        I've got a list of one liners that I'll be sharing during Vegas 😛

        Reply
  9. Stephanie @ The Cozy Cook

    October 14, 2014 at 12:31 pm

    WOW I love these!!! Perfect swirls of delicious goodness, I'm definately tempted to try this.... but I wonder if I could pull it off half as perfectly! They're like.... PERFECT! Did I mention these are perfect?

    Reply
    • Tracy

      October 15, 2014 at 8:03 am

      Thank youuuu! There was definitely a "first round" batch that were not so pretty... haha

      Reply
  10. Ngan R.

    October 14, 2014 at 8:52 am

    Gorgeous little meringues, and what a fun trick with the pink pop.

    Reply
    • Tracy

      October 15, 2014 at 8:02 am

      Thank you, Ngan! On my list next are going to be little 'ghost' meringues! 😉

      Reply
  11. spiceinthecity

    October 14, 2014 at 8:12 am

    So pretty!!

    Reply
    • Tracy

      October 15, 2014 at 8:01 am

      Thank you! 🙂

      Reply
  12. HostessAtHeart

    October 14, 2014 at 7:54 am

    These are so adorable and would make any gathering just a bit more special!

    Reply

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