Meringue Snowflakes - Ohio Eggs

Ingredients

4 large egg whites, room temperature

½ teaspoon cream of tartar

1 teaspoon vanilla

1/8 teaspoon salt

1 ¾ cups powdered sugar

2 cups (8 ounces) ground almonds

Directions

Heat oven to 225 degrees. Beat egg whites, salt and cream of tartar in mixer bowl with whisk attachment on high speed until foamy. Beating constantly, add sugar, 2 tablespoons at a time, until whites are glossy and stand in stiff peaks.
Fold in ground almonds and vanilla. Spoon pastry bag fitted with large fluted tip. Pipe meringue onto baking sheets lines with parchment paper or aluminum foil. Sprinkle with white sparkling sugar, white nonpareils or white edible glitter. (Edible glitter is available online or from your local craft store)
Bake in 225 oven until firm, about 1 hour. Turn off oven. Let dry in oven, with door closed, until cool and crisp, at least one hour.