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Get ready for a simple and easy birthday dessert idea that packs a ton of pizzaz with this birthday meringue cookies recipe! These beautiful white peaked meringues are dipped in white chocolate and covered in rainbow sprinkles for a fun and festive sweet birthday treat! This recipe uses just 5 ingredients and are just as cute as can be!
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Easy Sprinkle Birthday Meringue Cookie Recipe

Servings: 25 cookies
Author: Crystal

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Gather your ingredients. Preheat oven to 200 degrees F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
    Preheat oven to 200 degrees F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
  • Using an electric mixer, beat together egg whites and cream of tartar on low speed.
    Using an electric mixer, beat together egg whites and cream of tartar on low speed.
  • Slowly add granulated sugar and increase mixer to its highest speed. Continue to mix, for about 10 minutes, until the mixture turns white and forms semi-stiff peaks.
    Slowly add granulated sugar and increase mixer to its highest speed. Continue to mix, for about 10 minutes, until the mixture turns white and forms semi-stiff peaks.
  • Scoop the egg and sugar mixture into a piping bag with Wilton tip #21 attached. Pipe out meringue mounds on the lined baking sheet, about 1 ½ inches in diameter and 1 inch in height. Bake for 2 hours. Once 2 hours is up, turn off the heat but keep the meringue cookies in the oven for 40 minutes.
    Scoop the egg and sugar mixture into a piping bag with Wilton tip #21 attached. Pipe out meringue mounds on the lined baking sheet, about 1 ½ inches in diameter and 1 inch in height. Bake for 2 hours. Once 2 hours is up, turn off the heat but keep the meringue cookies in the oven for 40 minutes.
  • Remove the pan of meringue cookies and allow to cool for about 10 minutes. Place white chocolate chips in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave in 30 second intervals, mixing between each interval, until the chips are completed melted.
  • Dip the bottom of each meringue cookie into the melted chocolate, then dip into the sprinkles.
    Dip the bottom of each meringue cookie into the melted chocolate, then dip into the sprinkles.
  • Refrigerate and allow to set for at least 20 minutes. Serve and enjoy!
    Refrigerate and allow to set for at least 20 minutes. Serve and enjoy!