Catholic Recipe: Christmas Lady Cookies (Meringues)

Older boys and girls will enjoy making Christmas Lady Cookies. This is an easy recipe for a meringue cookie to serve for Christmas Day.

DIRECTIONS

Beat egg whites until stiff; add 1/4 cup sugar, beating all the while. Beat the yolks until thick and lemon colored, then beat in remaining 1/4 cup of sugar. Fold the white mixture into the yolks, then fold in vanilla, flour and salt. Drop on ungreased paper-lined cookie sheets and bake for 15 minutes in a slow oven (300°). When cool remove from paper and sprinkle with confectioner's sugar.