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Meringue Wreaths

Floral Wreath Meringue Cookies


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  • Author: becky
  • Total Time: 3 hours
  • Yield: 20 1 3/4-inch wreaths 1x

Description

A floral wreath meringue cookies recipe made from egg whites and sugar. The prettiest piped meringue wreaths, inspired by the Chelsea Flower Show and springtime in London.


Ingredients

Scale

3 large egg whites (about 120 grams), at room temperature
155 grams (3/4 cup) caster sugar
Gel food coloring – pink, yellow, purple, green


Instructions

Preheat oven to 110° C / 230° F. Fit four piping bags with small (about 1/4 inch) round piping tips, and set aside until ready to use.

On a sheet of paper, trace a round stencil, cookie cutter, or lid to create a template for your wreaths. You can make the circles any size you want. I used a 1 3/4-inch round cutter for mine.

Lining a tray with a template to make this meringue cookies recipe

Place the paper template on a large baking tray. Cover the template with a sheet of baking parchment, then set tray aside until ready to use.

Lining the tray to make this meringue cookies recipe

Add egg whites to a large mixing bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer. Whip to soft peaks.

Bowl of egg whites on marble countertop, whipped to make a meringue cookies recipe

Gradually add sugar, continuing to whip on medium-high speed until the mixture is thick and glossy, and stiff peaks have formed.

Bowl of egg whites to make meringue cookies recipe

Divide the meringue into four equal portions.

Four bowls of meringue arranged on a marble counter, preparing to make piped meringue cookies recipe

Add 1-2 drops of gel food coloring to each bowl. Gently fold the color into the meringue.

Bowls of green, purple, pink and yellow meringue to make a meringue cookies recipe

Transfer colored meringues into the prepared piping bags.

Meringue in piping bags to make a decorative meringue cookies recipe

Beginning with the green meringue, pipe a few leaves around each circle template.

Piping green meringue onto a tray to make this meringue cookies recipe

Next, add dots of the purple meringue to each circle.

Piping meringue cookies onto a tray to make this meringue cookies recipe

Now do the same with the yellow meringue.

Piping yellow meringue onto a tray for floral wreath meringue cookies recipe

Now add dots of the pink meringue.

Piping floral wreath meringue cookies recipe on a parchment lined tray

Finally, go back around the wreaths and add extra dots of each color meringue as needed, taking care to fill in any gaps or holes.

Piped meringue wreaths before baking this meringue cookies recipe Meringue wreaths piped on a lined tray to make this meringue cookies recipe Meringue wreaths piped on a tray, before baking this meringue cookies recipe

Bake in preheated oven for one hour. Without opening the door, turn off the oven and allow cookies to cool in oven for 1 – 1.5 hours.

Gently remove the cooled meringue cookies from the parchment. Serve immediately.

 

Notes

It can be helpful to use masking tape to secure the parchment. This will prevent it from moving while you pipe the meringue. Be sure to remove the tape before baking.

It is fine to leave the paper template underneath the parchment while the wreaths bake.

  • Prep Time: 30 minutes
  • Cooling Time: 90 minutes
  • Cook Time: 60 minutes
  • Category: Biscuits and Cookies
  • Method: Oven
  • Cuisine: Dessert
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