Baiser Plätzchen – German Meringue Cookies
Baiser Plätzchen are German Meringue Cookies. Deliciously light cookies that are made with just four ingridients. The perfect recipe to use up leftover egg whites.
Servings 40 cookies
Calories 32kcal
Equipment
- whisk
- electric handmixer
- mixing bowl
Ingredients
- 4 egg whites at room temperature
- 1 pinch salt
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 300 g sugar
Instructions
- Add the egg whites and salt in a clean, grease-free bowl. Now, whisk the egg whites until you achieve soft peaks.4 egg whites , 1 pinch salt
- While whisking, slowly add the sugar and vanilla extract to the egg mixture. The egg whites need to be as stiff as possible.300 g sugar , 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Preheat the oven to 60°C / 140°F. Line a baking tray with parchment.
- Transfer the mixture into a piping bag fitted with a star tip. Pipe various shapes onto the tray.
- Leave the Baiser cookies in the oven for about 4-5hours to dry.
- .Store in an airtight box to avoid moisture.
Notes
Scale this recipe up according to need. As the egg white to sugar ratio is generally 1:2 it is worth weighing your egg white.
- 1 egg white (approx 37.5 g /1.7 oz) needs 75 g of sugar
- 2 egg whites needs (approx 75 g /3.4 oz) needs 150 g sugar
- 3 egg whites need (approx 225 g /5.1 oz) needs 225 g sugar
- 5 egg whites need (approx 187.5/5.1 oz) needs 375 g sugar
Nutrition
Calories: 32kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Sodium: 6mg | Potassium: 5mg | Sugar: 8g | Calcium: 1mg | Iron: 1mg
