Eggs Whites and Sugar

My mother is trying to make me a housewife. We've been cooking cookies for days, mostly for Christmas Day. But now Christmas is over! So I have many a cookie recipe saved up. First up:



Espresso Chip Meringue

Ingredients-
- 3 egg whites (at room temperature)
- Pinch of fine sea salt
- 3/4 cup superfine sugar
- 1/8 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoon instant espresso powder
- 2/3 cup mini semisweet chocolate chip

How To:
1- Preheat the oven to 300 degrees. Line the baking sheet with parchment paper
2- Using a mixer, beat the whites and salt on medium-low until frothy, about 1 minute
3- On meduim-high, add sugar one tablespoon at a time (this is important!!)
4- Add cream of tartar, vanilla extract, and espresso powder.
5- Increase speed to high and beat until the mixture is thick and holds stiff peaks (3-5 mins)
6- Fold in Chocolate chips
7- Place onto baking sheet. Bake for 30 minutes, turn and bake another 30 mins.
let cool for 2 hours in the oven.
8- Eat those suckers!!!

If you want Peppermint Meringues try this:

- Take out the espresso powder and the chips. Add 1/2 teaspoons of peppermint extract. Feel free to top with sprinkles!
- So the beauty of these cookies are that they are low in sugar and basically fat free. If you make them right, they basically melt in your mouth!