RecipeChocolate Chip Meringue Cookies
- Calories: 35
- Protein: 1g
- Total Fat: 1g
- Saturated Fat: 0.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0.5g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
- Total Carbohydrate: 6g
- Dietary Fiber: 0.5g
- Total Sugar: 5.5g
- Sodium: 24mg
How can you improve on a classic meringue cookie? Try sprinkling in some sweet chocolate chips! For a cost of just 35 calories per cookie, you can enjoy a few without overdoing it.
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- 3 egg whites, at room temperature
- ¼ teaspoon cream of tartar
- ¼ teaspoon fine salt
- ½ cup granulated (regular or superfine) sugar
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted
- ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 200˚. Line a baking sheet (or two) with parchment paper and set aside.
In a large bowl, using an electric mixer with whisk attachment on medium-high, mix egg whites until frothy. Add the cream of tartar and salt and mix until egg whites hold at least soft peaks; about 1 to 2 minutes.
Add the sugar in 2-tablespoon increments, and continue to mix over medium-high speed until all sugar is incorporated and the mixture is glossy, thick, and can hold very stiff peaks, about 5 minutes more.
Add the vanilla and cocoa powder and mix on low speed until combined. With a spatula, gently fold in the chocolate chips by hand until just combined.
Fill a large plastic sandwich bag with the mixture and cut a small hole in the corner (alternatively you can use a pastry bag or drop heaping tablespoons). Pipe the mixture into 2-inch rounds as evenly as possible. If you mess up piping, you can spoon the mixture back into the bag, wipe the parchment, and try again.
Bake for 2 hours. Turn oven off, and let the cookies cool in the oven and dry out for another 2 hours.