Peppermint Clouds

Submitted By: Sarah Sisk

Ingredients

• 3 egg whites
• ½ teaspoon cream of tartar
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup (2 ounces) crushed peppermint candies

Instructions

Beat egg whites until foamy. Add cream of tartar and salt; beat into soft peaks. Add sugar gradually, beating until mixture forms stiff peaks. Reserve 2 tablespoons crushed candy; fold remaining candy into egg white mixture.
Drop mixture by tablespoons onto parchment- or aluminum foil-lined cookie sheets.

Sprinkle tops of cookies with remaining candy. Bake at 300° until cookies begin to brown and feel crisp when touched, about 20-25 minutes. Cool in pans on wire racks.