meringue cookies

The Villages, FL
Updated on Jan 23, 2013

This recipe was prepared by Betty Jo Donner for our January, 2013, meeting.

prep time
cook time 3 Hr
method ---
yield 44 cookies

Ingredients

  • 4 large egg whites
  • 1/2 teaspoon distilled white or cider vinegar
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder (optional)

How To Make meringue cookies

  • Step 1
    Preheat oven to 200 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with foil.
  • Step 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.
  • Step 3
    Remove half of meringue to another bowl; stir in cocoa until blended. 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 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 ranks to cool completely. Peel meringues off foil and store in an airtight container at room temperature.

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