I rated this 3 stars because it lacked a lot of taste and they were to fragile after cooled. Also, this makes only about twenty SMALL meringues. I suggest adding peppermint extract, mint extract, or vanilla extract. Overall these were not very good.

It was great! I didn't add the candy canes. I just made "plain" ones and drizzled melted chocolate on them after they were fully cooled. Yum! My batch made 40. :)

Perfect! As always, the keys to meringues are finesse & patience. Added a *tiny* splash of peppermind extract. It tasted NOTHING like toothpaste.

Wow this special lil candy cookie as I call it, is fantastic! It was and is perfect in every way. It brought me right back to when I was a little girl visiting my Grandmothers house for the holidays. She had every kind of cookie, cakes and pies one could imagine. I never knew what kind of tasty treat I had I just knew it was magical. Now I know for sure this was it.To say the least it was and is spectacular for sure. The Peppermint Meringue is to me the best tasting and easiest cookie to make besides our family secret fudge recipe. I will make this every year. Thank you Kathy.

Wonderful wonderful wonderful! I used the food processer to crush red and white peppermint candies to an almost-powder like consistency. They were PERFECT!

Delicious! I made this exactly as written and it was fantastic. The 2nd batch I added 1/2 tsp of peppermint extract and it was even better! I tried them with a light drizzle of chocolate on top and I didn't care for it as much (though I love the combo of choc/mint). If you enjoy traditional meringues, this is a great twist!

Giving this 4 stars instead of 5 as making the meringue was SO easy and fast!! Loved that these were in the oven so quickly without a whole lot of clean-up needed!! I teach cake decorating, so of course, I piped the meringue into beautiful swirls before sprinkling them with the crushed peppermint candy. Unfortunately, a few hours after taking them out of the oven, they became VERY sticky and chewy when they'd initially been just perfect ~ light, crunchy and great flavor! I thought perhaps I'd done something wrong so quickly whipped up another batch......same issue. A few hours out of the oven and they were just as the first batch. I tried putting one of the batches back in the oven with the door ajar and that worked great! Then again, a few hours later, they were sticky & chewy. Now, a few days later, they are not sticky anymore but still a bit chewy melting very quickly instead of sticking to our teeth like glue. I want to try this recipe again because it was so much fun and so very very easy~ and who doesn't have 2 egg whites in the house when you suddenly need cookies for something or a quick home-made gift or dessert to take along somewhere? If anyone else had the experience of them turning sticky & chewy please let me know how you resolved it ~ I'd greatly appreciate hearing that ~ my resolution was to just eat them anyway!!

My first time making meringue, and it was so easy! I added 1/4 tsp peppermint extract after the soft peak stage, and added a teaspoon more sugar to compensate. My peaks never fell, but I don't live in a humid climate (yay- one perk...). The peppermint flavour within the meringue is light and complements the crushed candy canes well. I baked at 225F for 1.5 hours as on the recipe, and only had to cool for an hour before it was dry on the inside.

Wow! Amazing texture, fantastic taste! I folded in 1/4 tsp vanilla extract, and sprinkled on crushed candy canes. It was a nice minty taste - just right, and not too overpowering=) First, but not my last time. =)Thank you for the recipe!

Good, but way too much work!