Start to finish: 8 hours (30 minutes active)
Makes 48 cookies
4 egg whites, room temperature
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 cup superfine sugar
2 teaspoons raspberry extract
Red or pink gel food coloring
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Heat the oven to 250 F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
In a large bowl, use an electric mixer fitted with a whisk attachment to beat the egg whites and cream of tartar until frothy. A tablespoon at a time, add the sugar while continuing to beat. When all the sugar has been added, continue to beat to until the whites form stiff, glossy peaks. Stir in the extract.
Fit a piping bag with a large star pastry tip. On the inside of the piping bag, brush a couple stripes of the gel food coloring. Spoon the meringue into the bag. Add a little dab of the meringue under the corners of the parchment paper to prevent the paper from moving on the baking sheet.
Pipe 1 1/2-inch stars onto the prepared sheets, then place in the oven.
Bake for 20 minutes, then turn off the oven. Leave the meringues in the oven (without opening the door) overnight.
In the morning, peel the meringues from the parchment paper and store in an airtight container.
Nutrition information per cookie (values are rounded to the nearest whole number): 11 calories; 0 calories from fat (0 percent of total calories); 0 g fat (0 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 0 mg cholesterol; 3 g carbohydrate; 0 g protein; 0 g fiber; 5 mg sodium.
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