Community Pick
Meringue Cookies
"Wow! These cookies are so great. With only 20 calories!"
photo by anniesnomsblog
- Ready In:
- 38mins
- Ingredients:
- 4
- Yields:
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36 1/2-42 cookies
ingredients
directions
- Heat oven to 300 degrees.
- Blend egg whites, sugar, salt and vanilla in top of double boiler.
- Place over boiling water; beat with rotary beater, scraping bottom and side of pan occasionally, until mixture forms stiff peaks.
- Drop mixture by teaspoonfuls onto 2 lightly greased baking sheets.
- (Drop all mixture onto the 2 baking sheets; bake only 1 baking sheet at a time.) Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until light brown.
- Immediately remove from baking sheet.
Questions & Replies
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um.. guys, my first batch turned out perfect. I followed the directions exactly. The second batch turned out gritty, had a flat pancakeish form, and tasted terrible. I followed the directions exactly as i had before. Can someone help please?? -
hey do i add food coloring after it is done on the double boiler? or before i put it in the boiling water?
Reviews
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This reminds me of a recipe I use to make for my family, except you added 4 cups of Corn Flakes in it, and baked it for 5 min. longer. This is a good recipe when you are trying to watch your fat in-take. -
Delicious! I didn't have a double boiler, so I improvised. I put a sauce pan on the stove water in it, then nested a large metal bowl over it. Worked like a charm.
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OMgoodnes!!!!!! These were THE best. I added 5 tsp of lemon juice and a few drops of yellow food coloring and used a “1A” frosting tip. It made 37 beautiful, about 1-inch heavenly lemon clouds. God bless whoever made this recipe!!!
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This was a really great recipe and I will do these again. If you have problems with the whites not coming to a peak it's usually because there some oil or fat of some type in the bowl or on the equipment. The lipids will prevent the egg white and air from incorporating properly. Grease free is a must! -
If you have problems getting your meringue to peak, you should add a small amount of cream of tartar. It should fix the problem.
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Tweaks
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I was looking for a lighter version of coconut macaroons. I decided to try modifying this one with almond extract instead of vanilla and adding shredded sweetened coconut after reaching stiff peaks. Worked wonderfully! It pushed the calorie count up but they are stilll lighter than usual macaroons both in texture and calories. Besides I got quite a work out as I do not have a hand held mixer, couldn't think of a way to get a double boiler into my stand mixer and had to beat with a wisk! Whew! The only reason I didn't give this 5 stars is the double boiler part. Thank you Abby for the great recipe and others for the helpful suggestions and recommended alterations.
