Candy Cane Kisses
This is just a quick one as it seems life is trying to crush me with a plethora of things to do. I ran across the Hersey’s candy cane kisses at the store and picked up a bag figuring I could do something with them. My mom used to make meringues at Christmas time so I thought I could do something with those. I placed the kiss on the baking sheet and piped the meringue over the top of it. If you don’t have piping equipment just use a spoon.
I really liked the end result, they were light and cool from the mint. These are very festive and pretty easy to make.
Candy Cane Kisses Meringues
2 large egg whites
1/2 tsp cream of tarter
1 tsp vanilla extract
2/3 cup superfine sugar
24-36(depending on size of meringue you make) candy cane Hersey’s Kisses
Preheat oven to 350F.
Line baking sheets with parchment paper. Unwrap kisses and place 12 on a baking sheet.
Using a whisk attachment, on the low speed of a stand mixer, beat the eggs whites until foamy. Add the cream of tarter and beat until fluffy(do not overbeat). Beat in the vanilla. Turn the mizer to medium and add the sugar graducally, about 4 TBSP at a time. Continue beating while adding the remaining sugar in batches unil all of the sugar is dissolved and the meringue is very glossy.
Scoop 1 tsp of meringue onto the candy cane kiss, covering it completely(I used a piping bag for this), leave about 1 inch between the cookies. Place the baking sheets in the oven and turn the oven off. Leave the meringues in the oven for at least 1 hour(even overnight…which is what I like to do), so that the cookies turn crisp.
December 7th, 2006 at 7:35 am
How easy - yet fun and festive. Wonderful.
December 7th, 2006 at 7:44 am
What a cute idea!
December 7th, 2006 at 8:03 am
Those are beyond cute!!
December 7th, 2006 at 10:10 am
These are so cute! I just got some of those kisses and really liek the peppermint flavor. It’s really refreshing.
December 7th, 2006 at 12:13 pm
Aww what a good idea! They’d be perfect with a big cup of hot chocolate
December 7th, 2006 at 1:00 pm
If you wanted to be really fancy, you’d try to pipe red stripes onto the meringues… it’s not a challenge or anything, I’m just saying it might be nice…
December 7th, 2006 at 3:02 pm
They look absolutely adorable, would love to try this recipe with dark chocolate kisses!
December 7th, 2006 at 3:51 pm
So cute and creative. What a great idea…
December 7th, 2006 at 6:13 pm
I bet these taste wonderful and they look so pretty! The perfect thing to serve on a cute platter at parties.
Hope things settle down soon!
December 7th, 2006 at 9:09 pm
Pretty…put the strip in…hehehe.
December 8th, 2006 at 5:23 am
What a cute idea, Peabody!
December 8th, 2006 at 7:30 am
These look lovely. And I bet they’re delicious as well!
December 8th, 2006 at 9:54 am
What a fantastic idea! Matt would absolutely love these..he’s a mint-freak.
October 25th, 2007 at 7:30 am
I cant wait to try these. I might add some oilo of peppermint to the egg whites to really give it a peppermint zing as well as the pink stripes. Your photos are awesome. I can’t imagine having more than one awesome talent. you are inspiring!!