These delicious Christmas stocking cookies will be the highlight of your Christmas dessert table. The meringue cookies are brimming with the flavors of cream cheese and cranberries.
Plus, they are so pretty and festive. Imagine bringing out a plate of these cute little treats – they would wow any guests you have over for Christmas! They are the perfect treat to make for .
I love the texture of meringue cookies. They have a melt in your mouth thing going on that is very appealing, but are naturally low in calories, since you use egg whites and not whole eggs to make them.
Make sure to leave some of these Christmas stocking cookies for Santa Claus! Check out our posts with Santa’s address and the official Santa phone number, if you have kids wondering how to get their wish lists to old Saint Nick!
Frosting the meringue Christmas stocking cookies
The base of the cookies are light and fluffy meringues – just perfect after the extra food that is consumed in your Christmas dinner. They are both tangy and sweet and your guests will love them.
The cookies have a delightful Christmas stocking design that is super easy to make. Just add the cream cheese icing to a pastry bag fitted with a star tip and pipe the top of the stock and toe and heel areas with the icing.
Then spread the cranberry filling in the center of the stockings. A couple of mint leaves and a half cranberry gives the holly berry design to the top corner that completes the design. So pretty!
Cranberries are a great ingredient to use in holiday recipes. If you’re looking for a more savory cranberry recipe check out this cranberry relish recipe.
For another fun Christmas dessert for the holidays, be sure to check out my Christmas dirt cups using waffle cones and Oreo cookies.
Meringue Christmas Stocking Cookies
Treat your Christmas guests to these light meringue cookies decorated like Christmas stockings
Ingredients
For the Meringues
- 3 egg whites
- 1/4 tsp cream of tartar
- 1/4 tsp pure vanilla extract
for the Cranberry Filling
- 1 cup of sugar
- 2 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 cup of cranberry juice
- 1 1/2 cups fresh cranberries
For the Cream Cheese filling
- 6 ounces of reduced fat cream cheese
- 1 cup of confectioners' sugar
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup of whipped cream
- small mint leaves
- 8 dried cranberries, halved.
- Star tip for decorating
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 300 º F.
- Place the egg whites in a mixing bow and bring to room temperature.
- Add the cream of tartar and beat until soft peaks form. Gradually add the sugar, just a bit at a time and beat on high speed until stiff peaks form.
- Add the vanilla.
- Spoon onto parchment paper in 16 mounds. Shape into a 4 1/2 inch stocking shape.
- Bake for 35 minutes, then turn the oven off and do not open the door. Let the meringues dry in the oven for 1 hour
- Remove and cool on the baking sheets. When completely cooled, remove and store in an air tight container at room temp until ready to decorate.
- Combine the sugar, cornstarch and cranberry juice in a saucepan. Stir in the cranberries and bring to a boil. Cook, stirring for 2 minutes. Reduce heat and cook until the berries pop - about 5 minutes. Mash the mixture and allow it to cool.
- Beat the cream cheese, confectioners' sugar and vanilla extract. Fold in the whipped cream. Spoon the mixture into a pastry bag fitted with a star tip. Pipe the top of the stockings and the heel and toe areas.
- Spread the cranberry filling into the center of the stockings. Garnish with two mint leaves and one half cranberry for the holly decoration.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
16Serving Size:
1 cookieAmount Per Serving: Calories: 193Total Fat: 4gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 11mgSodium: 49mgCarbohydrates: 41gFiber: 1gSugar: 36gProtein: 2g
Nutritional information is approximate due to natural variation in ingredients and the cook-at-home nature of our meals.