Chocolate Meringue Kisses

By trf0ster

Surprise the cookie lovers in your family with these light, cocoa-flavored meringue cookies with chocolate kiss centers. From eatbetteramerica.

Ingredients

• 3 egg whites
• 1/4 teaspoon vinegar
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 tablespoon unsweetened baking cocoa
• 48 milk chocolate candy drops or pieces, unwrapped

Details

Servings 4
Adapted from eatbetteramerica.com

Preparation

Step 1

1. Heat oven to 300°F. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
2. In small bowl, beat egg whites, vinegar and salt with electric mixer on high speed until foamy. Gradually beat in sugar and vanilla; continue beating until stiff peaks form. Do not underbeat. Beat in cocoa. Pipe or spoon batter into 1-inch mounds on cookie sheets.
3. Bake 15 minutes or until meringues are partially set. Place 1 milk chocolate candy in center of each meringue; press down. Bake 5 to 10 minutes longer until dry and edges are lightly browned. Remove from oven; cool completely. Remove from parchment paper.
High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): Bake at 300°F for 10 minutes. Place chocolate kisses on meringues as directed above. Bake for an additional 5 minutes.

Nutritional Information
1 Cookie: Calories 40 (Calories from Fat 15); Total Fat 1 1/2g (Saturated Fat 1g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 15mg; Total Carbohydrate 6g (Dietary Fiber 0g, Sugars 6g); Protein 0g Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 0%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 0%; Iron 0% Exchanges: 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 1/2 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.