Recipe(tried): Meringue Cookies

Lori: There are many meringue cookie recipes already posted on TKL. I copied a few below. If you want to see more, do a "find a recipe" search on TKL for: meringue cookie

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FORGOTTEN COOKIES
Categories: Cookies
Yield: 36 servings

2 Egg Whites
1 pn Salt
1/4 c White Sugar
1 t Vanilla
1 c Chocolate Chips

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
Beat egg whites with the salt until foamy.
Slowly add sugar, one tablespoonful at a time, beating
after each addition until the meringue stands in stiff
peaks. Stir in vanilla and fold in chocolate chips.
Drop by teaspoonfuls on a lined baking sheet and
place in preheated oven. After 2 minutes, turn off oven.
Leave meringues in oven overnight. remove from pan
and store in cookie tin lined with paper towel.
Makes 3 dozen.

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Lemon Meringue Kisses
NOTES : *This is a FAT FREE cookie!
Recipe By : Eating Well Cookbook/ 1991 Volume One

2 large egg whites -- room temperature
pinch salt
2/3 cup sugar -- sifted
1 teaspoon lemon zest -- finely grated
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

OVEN: 250

Cover 2 baking sheets with parchment or foil.

Beat egg whites with salt til soft peaks form. Add
sugar very slowly, beating we
l between additions, til egg whites are stiff but not dry.

Fold in lemon zest and vanilla.

Drop by teaspoonfuls onto the baking sheets or pipe
small kisses with a pastry b
g fitted with a 1/2-inch star tip.

Bake til dry, but not brown, 40 to 45 minutes. Cool 2 to
3 minutes before removing from
baking sheets.

(Can be stored up to 2 weeks in an airtight container.)

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CHOCOLATE MERINGUE COOKIES
Yield: 30 cookies

2 Egg whites
3 pk Sweet and low
1 ts Vanilla
1/4 c Alba chocolate dry skim milk

Beat whites stiff gradually adding sweetener and
vanilla. Carefully fold in ( dry ) milk. Drop by
teaspoonful onto nonstick baking sheet. Bake 275 for
25 minutes or crisp.