Meet our latest crush — artfully marbled meringue cookie that are crisp on the outdoor , slightly chewy on the inside , and as witching as your special someone .

Like flake , no two of these meringue hearts are alike . You do n’t need any special equipment — just a twosome of spoons — to produce their whimsical swooping shapes . tone with blushing shades of red , pink , and royal paste food coloring , and vary the flavour with boo , strawberry , and even coat batter extracts .

Carson Downing

heart shaped marble meringue cookie on pink background

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Ingredients

1cupsugar

3/4tsp.cornstarch

1/8tsp.baking gunpowder

4largeegg whites , at way temperature

1tsp.cream of potassium bitartrate

1/2 to 3/4tsp.desired flavor extract , such as razzing , strawberry , or bar batter

Gel food for thought colour in pink , reddish , or purple

Directions

Preheat oven to 225 ° F . Line 2 baking tack with parchment paper . Place oven racks in top and lower one-third of the oven .

In a average bowl combine sugar , cornflour , and bake gunpowder . In a enceinte trough pulsation testicle whites and cream of cream of tartar with a social on medium until diffused extremum form ( tips curl ) . Increase mixer to high stop number , adding loot mixture , 1 Tbsp . at a fourth dimension , over a 2 minute period , until mix still forms soft summit .

Reduce mixer swiftness to medium . Beat in the extract to combine . Using a thin wooden skewer , sum two to three stripes of food coloring to the egg blank mixture at dissimilar places . Run a metal spatula through the food colourize 1 to 2 times to create streaks . ( The color will continue to incorporate as you allot out the meringue . )

For each pith , spoon 2 to 3 Tbsp . of the meringue motley on a prepared baking sheet into two ovals that overlap slimly . Dip a spoonful in water and make for ovals together , pull to form the tip of the heart . Repeat with the stay on meringue mixture , spacing kernel 2 inch aside .

Bake until nipping and dry , 1 1/2 hours , rotating the pans from top to bottom and from front to back midway through baking . become oven off . allow stand 30 mo in oven . Remove and coolheaded on wire racks .

Nutrition Facts(per serving)

  • The % Daily Value ( DV ) tells you how much a nutrient in a nutrient serving contributes to a day-by-day diet . 2,000 calories a daytime is used for ecumenical aliment advice .