chocolate chip meringue cookies

How To Make chocolate chip meringue cookies

• Step 1
  Preheat oven to 350 .
• Step 2
  Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Set aside.
• Step 3
  In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat egg whites until foamy.
• Step 4
  Add the cream of tartar and beat until fluffy but not at all dry. (Be careful not to over beat.)
• Step 5
  Add the sugar gradually, about 3 tablespoons at a time
• Step 6
  When 1/2 of the sugar has been added, add the vanilla extract.
• Step 7
  Continue beating and adding remaining sugar in batches, until all of the sugar is dissolved and the meringue is very shiny and tight.
• Step 8
  Gently fold in the chocolate chips and chopped nuts.
• Step 9
  Working one teaspoon at a time, push a teaspoon of meringue from the tip of 1 teaspoon with the back of another teaspoon onto the lined baking sheets, leaving 1-inch of space between cookies.
• Step 10
  Place baking sheets in the preheated oven and turn the oven off.
• Step 11
  Leave the cookies (undisturbed) in the oven for at least 2 hours and up to overnight, or until cookies are crisp and dry.
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