Meringue Snowmen

Cover cookie sheet with heavy brown paper.

Place egg whites in bowl.

Add cream of tartar and beat at high speed until foamy. Gradually beat in sugar a tablespoonful at a time.

Turn off mixer occasionally and scrape sides of bowl.

Continue beating at high speed until stiff and glossy, about 6 or 7 minutes.

For each snowman, drop two rounded tablespoonfuls of meringue, just touching each other, on brown paper; then add rounded teaspoonful of meringue at top for head.

Place pretzel stick arms and cinnamon candy eyes, mouth and buttons on each snowman.

Bake at 275° for 45 minutes.

Turn off heat and leave snowmen in oven for one hour.