Chocolate Meringue Kisses (Daily Dish)

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Registered: 04-01-2004
Chocolate Meringue Kisses (Daily Dish)
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Sun, 05-15-2005 - 7:44am
Chocolate Meringue Kisses


Don't be afraid to use a pastry-bag — once you get the hang of it, it's really easy. These cookies will keep for a week, tightly covered. Wait to sandwich the cookies together until just before serving.

Makes 10 cookies.

Ingredients
2 egg whites, at room temperature
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/2 cup sugar substitute
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder, lumps removed
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Light whipped topping (1 tablespoon per sandwich)

Instructions
Tip: Make sure your bowl is completely dry and clean of grease or the whites will not whip up enough.



  1. Preheat oven to 250°F. Place egg whites and cream of tartar in a clean bowl or electric mixer fitted with whisk attachment. Whisk at highest spped until whites form soft peaks that hold their shape when you lift the whisk. Add the sugar substitute, 1 tablespoon at a time; whisk until whites turn glossy and form stiff peaks that hold their shape. Do not underbeat. Whisk in cocoa and vanilla until blended.
  2. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Fit a large star nozzle into a pastry bag. Fill pastry bag with meringue. Pipe 20 meringue kisses onto prepared sheets. Bake 30 minutes, until crisp and dry. Turn oven off, let cookies cool in oven for 30 minutes. Remove from baking sheet. Sandwich pairs of cooled cookies together with whipped topping.
Nutritional Information:
19 calories
1 total fat (1 g sat)
0 mg cholesterol
2 g carbohydrate
1 g protein
0 g fiber
11 mg sodium

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Registered: 04-04-2003
Wed, 05-18-2005 - 10:43am

Ohh...thanks, Cathy! My mom buys these cookies all the time, I never knew they were so easy to make...now I need to get a pastry bag...a good reason to run to Homegoods..;)

Thanks!
Jolene

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Registered: 04-01-2004
Wed, 05-18-2005 - 10:54am

Jolene,


Be sure to review them for us.

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