Made from melt-in-your-mouth meringue, red and white candy canes add a fun and festive touch to cookie trays.
Meringue Candy Canes
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 1 hr 20 min
- Servings 42
- Ingredients 5
Ingredients
- 3 egg whites
- 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract
- Betty Crocker™ red or pink gel food color
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 200°F. Line 2 cookie sheets with cooking parchment paper or foil. In large bowl, beat egg whites and cream of tartar with electric mixer on high speed until foamy. Gradually add sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating until meringue is stiff and glossy. Beat in peppermint extract.
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Step2Fit large decorating bag with 1/4-inch star tip. With small brush, paint 3 to 4 evenly spaced stripes of food color on inside of decorating bag, from tip to upper edge. Carefully spoon meringue into bag. Pipe 2 1/2-inch candy canes onto paper-lined cookie sheets.
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Step3Bake about 1 hour or until dry but not brown.
Nutrition
15
Calories
0g
Total Fat
0g
Protein
4g
Total Carbohydrate
4g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Cookie
- Calories
- 15
- Calories from Fat
- 0
- Total Fat
- 0g
- 0%
- Saturated Fat
- 0g
- 0%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 0mg
- 0%
- Sodium
- 0mg
- 0%
- Potassium
- 10mg
- 0%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 4g
- 1%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 4g
- Protein
- 0g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 0%
- 0%
Exchanges:
FreeCarbohydrate Choice
0Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens
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