Here is my St Patrick’s Day offering  to bring the ‘luck O’ the Irish’ to you; Irish Kisses recipe with a free printable of Irish phrases for you to download.

I made delicate meringue cookies the easy way with Jolly Rancher’s Gelatin using the Green Apple flavor.  (I also added a few drops of green food coloring.)  They whipped up very quickly and I had them in the oven before I could say ‘Erin Go Bragh’! — Ireland forever.  (Thank you to my darling daughter-in-law, Lani, who lent me her too-cute measuring spoons. 🙂 )

 I always worry when it comes to getting egg whites stiff enough for any recipe but these worked beautifully with the gelatin powder and the cream of tartar.  They held their shape well when I piped them onto the parchment and added sprinkles.  they were surprisingly easy.

They puffed up a bit while baking.

After baking and cooling I wrapped them in foil squares to look like chocolate kisses and added a little Irish phrase to the top of each.

These cookies are light and crispy, melt-in-your-mouth good and would be the perfect end to a St. Patty’s day feast.

If you’d prefer a mint or vanilla cookie, be certain to read my notes at the end of the recipe.  These would be delish with mini chocolate chips stirred into the batter or the baked cookies dipped in chocolate or other complimentary flavor.

 Hmmmm… I may have to make more immediately.  Enjoy!  And Happy St. Patrick’s Day! –Laura

Get your pdf download by clicking on the picture below:

Irish Kisses

We really enjoyed the Green Apple flavor gelatin but you can use flavoring and plain gelatin to make it whatever flavor you desire. See my notes at the end of the recipe on how to modify it.  The piping tip I used was a 1M Wilton tip.

Meringue Cookie Kisses

Laura Hickman

Light as air cookie kisses. Crispy on the outside, lightly chewy on the inside.

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Prep Time 7 minutes mins

Cook Time 45 minutes mins

Total Time 52 minutes mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings 36

Ingredients

  

• 3 egg whites
• ¼ tsp . cream of tartar
• ¼ cup Jello powder ** See Baker’s Secrets below.
• 1/8 tsp . salt
• 3/4 cup Sugar
• 3-4 drops food coloring (opt)
• 1 ½ tsp . lemon juice (opt – adds a bit of tartness)
• Sprinkles or nonpareils (opt)

Instructions

 

• Prepare a baking sheet(s) with baker’s parchment.
• Preheat oven to 250 degrees
• In a small bowl stir together Jello powder, salt and sugar
• Beat egg whites with cream of tartar until foamy and cream of tartar is disolved.
• While mixing, slowly and evenly pour Jello mixture into egg whites.
• Continue beating and add in food color, if using.
• Beat the egg mixture until it is stiff and glossy and stands in peaks. It will take 3-5 minutes total mixing time.
• Add in the lemon juice and allow it to mix in on low till just combined or stir in gently with spatula.
• Transfer batter to piping bag with a jumbo tip.
• On the prepared pan pipe kisses onto parchment paper about 1 inch apart. (Cookies puff up a bit.
• Sprinkle with nonpareils or sugar sprinkles.
• Place pan in oven and bake meringues at 250 degrees for 20 minutes. Turn oven off the oven and allow them to sit in oven for 25 minutes. Cookies will not brown.
• Remove from oven and allow cookies to cool for about 5 minutes and then transfer to wire rack to dry completely. Makes 36
• Cookies should be puffy and crispy on the outside and a bit chewy inside.
• Store in an airtight container to retain crispness.
• For Leprechaun Kisses: Make green meringues and cut squares of foil to wrap cookies like candy kisses. Twist an Irish phrase strip into top of each kiss. (Download phrases at https://bakingoutsidethebox.com . )

Notes

(**Baker’s Secrets: Use any flavor gelatin you like. I used Jolly Rancher Green Apple. If you want to make it your own flavor, use a ½ packet of unflavored gelatin and increase sugar to 1 cup. Omit lemon juice. Then simply add in several drops of flavoring like peppermint or vanilla, to taste

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