Candy Cane Meringue Cookies

Candy Cane Kisses
Canadian Living 
Makes 70 

2 egg whites 
pinch cream of tartar 
1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract 
1/2 cup sugar 
red or green paste food coloring 

Line 2 baking sheets with parchment and set aside. In a medium bowl, beat egg whites with cream of tartar until soft peaks form. Beat in peppermint, then sugar about 2 tablespoons at a time, until stiff glossy peaks form. 

Fit a pastry bag with 1/4 inch plain tip. Use a small clean paintbrush or cotton swab to brush the inside of the bag with 2 stripes of the food coloring, opposite one another. Preheat oven to 200F. Spoon meringue into pastry bag. Pipe 1 inch cookie kisses onto baking sheets, 1 inch apart.

Bake until cookies are dry, about 1 1/2 hours. Turn off the oven and let cookies remain in the oven another 30 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool completely. Cookies will keep up to 1 week stored in an air tight container.

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