Assumption Meringue Clouds - August 15 - The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

These light and airy cloud-like cookies are crispy on the outside and marshmallowy on the inside. They’re an excellent addition to a Christmas cookie plate, but we also love them for baby showers, wedding showers, tea parties, and cloud-associated feast days like the Ascension and the Assumption. This recipe is a great way to use up extra egg whites from recipes that use only yolks. (I store egg whites in the freezer labeled with how many are in the container.) This is the same basic recipe as our Christmas Pavlova Wreath. Use a clean, dry mixing bowl and beater, and carefully separate the eggs to avoid any fat in the egg white mixture, which will prevent the egg whites from whipping up to stiff peaks. If humidity is an issue where you live, you might need to wait until winter for these. Humidity is the enemy of meringues.