Chocolate and vanilla meringue cookies
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Total time: 3 hr 8 min • Prep: 8 min • Cook: 3 hr • Serves: 44 • Difficulty: Easy
These sweet little meringue treats make an ideal bite-sized dessert for serving a crowd of any age or during any season. So you could plan to make them during the holidays or for your next potluck. They are egg white-sugar cookies that are baked for a long time at a low temperature which gives them a delectable crunchy texture. Make yours swirled by combining the two batters. Or for cookies with a decorative shape, gently spoon the egg white mixture into a pastry bags fitted with star tips and pipe into stars. Store leftovers in an airtight container at room temperature—they’ll keep for about a week.
Ingredients
Egg whites
4 large
Distilled white vinegar
½ tsp, or cider vinegar
Sugar
1 cup(s)
Vanilla extract
2 tsp
Unsweetened cocoa powder
2 Tbsp, powder
Instructions
1
Preheat oven to 200ºF. Line 2 baking sheets with foil.
2
In a large bowl, beat egg whites with an electric mixer until frothy. Add vinegar; beat until soft peaks form. Increase speed to high and gradually add sugar; beat until glossy stiff peaks form. Beat in vanilla.
3
Remove half of meringue to another bowl; stir in cocoa until blended.
4
Spoon tablespoons of both meringues onto prepared baking sheets about 1 inch apart each, making about 44 cookies – half vanilla-flavored and half cocoa-flavored. Or you can make marbleized cookies by spooning 1/2 tablespoon of each type of meringue into a mound and then swirling the 2 together with your fingers.
5
Bake until meringues feel dry and crisp all the way through, about 3 hours. Turn off oven; leave meringues in oven for 1 hour. Transfer baking sheets to wire racks to cool completely. Peel meringues off foil and store in an airtight container.
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Serving size: 1 cookie
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