Meringue Cookies

By Christie

Ingredients

• Ingredients:
• Chocolate Chip Meringues
• 3 3 3 egg whites (1 T. powdered egg whites + 3 T. water)
• 1/8 1/8 1/8 t. cream of tartar
• 1/8 1/8 1/8 t. salt
• 1 1 1 t. vanilla
• 3/4 3/4 3/4 C. sugar
• 1 1 1 C. mini chocolate chips (or nuts, dates, raisins)

Preparation

Step 1

3 large egg whites (1 T. dry egg white powder + 3 T. water)
1/2 t. cream of tartar
2/3 C. sugar
2 heaping T. baking cocoa
about 1/3 C. chopped pecans

Heat oven to 275. Line cookie sheet with parchment paper. Beat egg whites and cream of tartar in medium bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until foamy. Beat in sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time; continue beating until stiff and glossy. Do not under beat. Fold in cocoa. Batter will not be mixed completely; there will be some streaks of cocoa. Drop by spoonfuls on parchment paper. Bake 25-30 minutes or until outside is crisp and dry (meringues will be soft inside). Cool 5 minutes; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Store in airtight container.