Candy Cane Chocolate Chip Meringue Cookies
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| Beautiful, lighter-than-air cookies! :) |
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| Preheat the oven to 225 degrees. Place the egg whites and the cream of tarter in the mixing bowl and whip with the whisk attachment for about 3 minutes on medium speed, until light and fluffy. |
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| Increase the speed to high, and slowly add the sugar, one tablespoon at a time, until thick, stiff peaks are created. |
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| Gently fold in the chocolate chips. |
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| Crush the candy cane in either a pestle and mortar or a Ziploc bag with a rolling pin. |
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| Drop by 2-tablespoons (I used an ice-cream scoop) onto pans lined with parchment paper, and drizzle on the candy cane crumbs. Bake for about 1 hour and 30 minutes, or until the cookies are dry, with a stiff coating on the outside. |
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| Beautiful! :) |
Prep time: 8 minutes
Total time: 1 hour, 38 mintues
Servings: 48 (one cookie)
Nutrition info per serving (one cookie):
Calories: 35 calories
Fat: 1 g
Sodium: 4 mg
Carbs: 6 g
Fiber: 0 g
Protein: 1 g
Ingredients:
3 egg whites
1/4 teaspoon cream of tarter
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips (I used Nestle's)
1 candy cane, crushed to a powder (I used Willy Wonka's)
Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 225 degrees. Whip the egg whites in the mixer on medium speed with the whisk attachment for about 3 minutes, until light and fluffy.
2. Increase the speed to high and slowly add the sugar (one tablespoon at a time) to the egg mixture, until stiff peaks are created, about 3 more minutes.
3. Gently fold in the chocolate chips.
4. Drop by 2-tablespoons-fuls onto pans lined with parchment paper, and sprinkle with crushed candy cane.
5. Bake for about 1 hour and 30 minutes, or until the cookies are dried out and have a stiff outer coating.
**Adapted from Real Simple's Chocolate Chip Meringue Kisses recipe: http://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/browse-all-recipes/chocolate-chip-meringue-kisses-00000000025813/print-index.html **
My new favorite cookie!! I can't stop eating them--sooo good!! Enjoy! :)
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