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Four-ingredient meringue cookies

Name: Four-ingredient meringue cookies
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: About 80 cookies
Cuisine: Slovak
Ingredients: 10 Egg whites; 400 g Granulated sugar; 400 g Powdered sugar; 1–2 Lemon juice

Meringue kisses and rings made with egg whites, two sugars, and lemon juice, dried at 70°C for about an hour. Makes about 80 cookies.

Slovak cuisine · Christmas cookies and baking · Translated from Slovak · October 24, 2026

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Recipe at a glance

Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 hr
Total time: 1 hr 10 min
Temperature: 70 °C (160 °F)
Servings: About 80 cookies
Difficulty: Easy

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These simple meringue cookies are dried in the oven and need just four ingredients. Beat egg whites with granulated sugar, powdered sugar, and lemon juice into a thick foam, then pipe into rings or kisses on parchment paper. Dry them at 70°C (158°F) for about an hour, until they no longer stick to the paper. Rings decorated with colorful sprinkles can also be hung on a Christmas tree, while the kisses can be sandwiched together with jam.

Ingredients

Egg whites 10
Granulated sugar 400 g
Powdered sugar 400 g
Lemon juice 1–2

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Instructions

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Separate 10 egg whites into a bowl and add the granulated sugar. Beat thoroughly, then gradually add the powdered sugar and lemon juice while continuing to beat until a thick foam forms.
Use 3 to 4 tbsp lemon juice. Pipe the meringue into rings or kisses on parchment paper and place in the oven. Dry at 70°C (158°F) for about an hour. The cookies are done when a ring lifts off the paper without sticking.
Decorate the rings with colorful sprinkles and hang them on a Christmas tree. Spread jam on the kisses and sandwich them together in pairs.
Alternatively, dip the cookies in melted chocolate that has cooled slightly. Use chocolate, jam, or candy to decorate.

Tip: Separate the egg whites one at a time over a cup, since even a drop of yolk in the bowl will prevent them from whipping into a foam. Use a toothpick to make a hole for hanging in each Christmas tree ring before drying.

Nutrition facts

Approximate values per piece, calculated from the ingredients

Energy: 41 kcal
Protein: 0.5 g
Carbohydrates: 10 g
of which sugars: 9.9 g
Fat: 0.0 g
of which saturates: 0.0 g
Fiber: 0.0 g
Salt: 0.0 g

Calculated from the raw ingredients, without frying oil. Where an amount is “to taste”, typical amounts are used. Food composition: USDA FoodData Central and product labels.

This recipe was translated from the Slovak original: Snehové pečivo z bielkov a cukru – zo 4 surovín