Raspberry Sundae Meringue Cookies Recipe
I just love a light, airy dessert. After an indulgent or particularly heavy meal, or even just as a light afternoon treat, something about these raspberry meringue cookies just makes them the perfect treat when you want something sweet without regret.
I was excited to have these gorgeous, fresh raspberries to compliment the cookies, and decided to play on that wonderful meringue cookie shape to create these Raspberry Sundae Meringue cookies!
These would be a great cookie recipe for entertaining, or for a cute snack for the kids’ lunches. Anyone lucky enough to receive one of these raspberry sundae meringue cookies won’t be able to stop themselves from smiling at their cuteness!
If you’ve never made a meringue, please don’t be intimidated. Unlike their fancy, French counterpart – the macaron – meringues are a little bit more forgiving. The only real “skill” involved is being able to whip egg whites into fluffy peaks, which I’ll give you the secrets for today!
Ingredients for Raspberry Sundae Meringue Cookies:
- 3 cold egg whites
- ¾ C sugar
- 1/8 tsp cream of tartar
- 1 tsp raspberry extract (try to find a natural version for best flavour)
- 1 drop red food coloring (optional, again I like to look for a natural extract-based food dye)
- 4 oz. chocolate (for melting and decorating, optional)
- 1 pint raspberries (optional)
Prepare by sticking a very clean glass or metal bowl in the fridge to chill, and covering 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. If you want to pipe your meringues, you’ll need a ziploc bag or piping bag — but you can also just use a spoon to scoop the meringues.
Take the bowl out of the fridge and whip the egg whites in it on medium-high speed until they start to thicken.
Add the cream of tartar and extract, and then beat on high until egg whites are thick and firm (forming stiff peaks).
At this point add in the sugar a couple of teaspoons at a time while continuing to beat. Add the food colouring, if desired.
Once everything has been whipped together, you can scoop the meringue mixture into a piping bag (or just spoon out 2-3″ rounds of batter onto the cookie sheets).
When piping the cookies, you would normally wet your finger in a bit of water and smooth down the little peaks that form when you pull the piping bag away. However, if you are planning on decorating with the raspberries, you may want to leave that little peak to keep the raspberry in place.
Keep the meringues all the same size — I prefer a 2-3″ cookie for this recipe.
Bake at 185 F for 45 minutes. I prefer to bake each sheet individually, but you can alternatively bake both at the same time and switch the pans every 15 minutes to ensure even baking.
Once cool, decorate with melted chocolate (you can melt chocolate in the microwave or in a metal or glass bowl over a pot of boiling water) and top with a single raspberry.
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Raspberry Sundae Meringues
Ingredients
- 3 cold egg whites
- ¾ C sugar
- 1/8 tsp cream of tartar
- 1 tsp natural raspberry extract
- 1 drop red food coloring (optional)
- 4 oz chocolate (optional)
- 1 pint raspberries (optional)
Instructions
Whip egg whites on medium-high speed in a cold glass or metal bowl. Once it starts to thicken add in the cream of tartar and extract while still blending and beat on high.
Continue to beat egg whites until they are thick and firm, forming stiff peaks.
Add in sugar a couple of teaspoons at time while continuing to beat.
Scoop batter into a piping bag, and pipe 2-3 inch sized circles onto parchment-lined trays.
Bake at 185 for 45 min.
Once cooled, decorate with melted chocolate and fresh raspberries.
These look delicious! Great pictures!
Thank you – they were delicious!
these sound delicious, I have never actually tried to make meringues because my baking skills are definitely lacking but I think you talked me up and I’m actually going to try this recipe. Pinning for later.
I hope you do try them – they are as easy as I make them sound 😉 Thanks for stopping by and pinning!
Those are so pretty and I love meringue cookies. I’m definitely pinning these 🙂
Thank you, Jean!
These look delicious!
Thank you, Debi! They are!
Hi there! Visiting from We Love Weekends. These look so yummy! Thanks for sharing the recipe!
You’re welcome – I hope you give them a try!
Wow! These look amazing! I’ve never made meringues, but you make it look so easy. I’m wanting to try this with the kids now.
Thank you, Jennifer – I hope you do, they are as easy as they look!
Hello Jennifer! These cookies are so pretty! I love these. I’m going to pin this recipe to try later. Thanks for sharing. 😀
Thank you, Vashti! I hope you like them 🙂
Awww…these are so pretty! I love meringues; I’ve just gotta try out these gorgeous raspberry ones! 🙂 Pinned!
Thanks, Anna!
These look so yummy. I could definitely eat (a few of!) these right now! X #weloveweekends
LOL Thank you, Lindsey!
Mmmm these look so good! Thank you for sharing 🙂
Thank you, Nell!
Oh my heck. How fun are these?!?!
LOL Erin! Thanks!
Yum! You really do make meringues look less intimidating to make. Thanks for joining us at Idea Box. I hope you link up with us again this week!
Thank you 🙂 They really are that easy! I hope you give them a try.
I love these, my 9 year old really wants to try making them.
Thanks so much for linking up to What’s for Lunch Wednesday last week, this is one of the featured posts this week!
Let me know how they turn out! Thanks for stopping by!
This looks yummy! Thanks for linking up at the Thoughtful Spot Weekly Blog Hop! We hope you stop by again next week!
Thank you, Samantha 🙂
I am having a few Moms over for brunch next week. This seems like a cute little item to have on the menu. Your pictures are amazing.
Thank you, Shonda! I hope they went over well 🙂
Hi Jennifer, these not only look too pretty to eat, but seriously scrumptious too! Thank you for sharing at Oh My Heartsie Girl Wordless Wednesday! Looking forward to seeing you next week! Pinned!
Thank you, Christine!
What a great idea. They are beautiful too!
Thank you, Carlee!