2 egg whites, at room temperature
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup sugar
Red colored sugar
How to make it
Heat the oven to 200ยบ F
With an electric mixer, beat
the egg whites until soft peaks
start to form. Beating all the
while, add the cream of tartar
and vanilla extract, then slowly
add the 1/2 cup of sugar
Continue to beat until the
peaks stiffen. Spoon the
meringue into a quart-size
plastic bag. Snip off a corner
and pipe 2 dozen 1 1/2-inch-tall
Santa hat triangles onto a
parchment-lined baking sheet
Sprinkle the triangles with the
red sugar, then use the remaining
meringue to give each one a
pom-pom and trim. Bake the hats
until they're hard but not browned
about 1 hour and 20 minutes. Turn
off the oven and leave the hats
in it for an hour to crisp
before removing.