Air or Meringue Cookies

Title:
Air or Meringue Cookies

Yield:
6 Servings

Categories:
Cookies,
Low-Fat




Ingredients:





     3    Egg whites


   1/4 ts Cream of tartar


   3/4 c  Sugar


     3 tb Cocoa






 1. Beat egg whites with cream of tartar in large mixing bowl until


 foamy. 2. Add sugar, 1 T. at a time. Beat at hightest speed until


 stiff and glossy. Do NOT underbeat. Remove 3/4 c. meringue to small


 mixing bowl; set aside. 3. Stir cocoa into meringue in large mixing


 bowl until thoroughly combined. Drop cocoa flavored meringue by level


 measuring tablespoon, about 1 1/2 inches apart, onto aluminum foil


 lined baking sheets. Make small indentation in center of each with


 top of teaspoon. 4. Spoon 1/2 teaspoon reserved plain meringue into


 each indentation. Bake at 275 degrees for 25 minutes. Turn off oven;


 leave meringues in oven with door closed for 1 hour. Remove from


 oven. Cool completely. Makes about 3 dozen cookies.


 Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V3 #249


 


 Date: Wed, 11 Sep 1996 17:28:56 -0400


 


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