This recipe was given to me by a family member. It makes a TON of cookies! They are so light and airy, and just melt in your mouth.
Meringue Cookies
Source: Kathleen L.
Ingredients
- 2 egg whites
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Directions
- Preheat oven to 250 degrees.
- Beat egg whites and salt in a clean, dry bowl until medium peaks form.
- Gradually beat in sugar.
- Fold in vanilla.
- Attach a star tip to a pastry bag (or sturdy plastic sandwich bag), and pipe small rosettes on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Bake for 40 minutes.
OPTIONAL:
Fold 12 oz semisweet chocolate chips in with the vanilla. Drop batter by teaspoonfuls onto parchment-lined cookie sheet (chocolate chips will get stuck in the star tip). Bake as directed.