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Cocoa Meringue Drops

 

    Ingredients:

    1/2 cup sugar
    1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
    Pinch of salt
    3 large egg whites
    1/8 teaspoon cream of tartar
    2 tablespoon powdered sugar

    Instructions:

    Preheat oven to 300?F.

    Line 2 heavy large baking sheets with foil or parchment paper.

    Sift 1/4 cup sugar, cocoa and salt into small bowl. 

    Beat egg whites and cream of tartar in large bowl until soft peaks begin to form. 

    Add remaining 1/4 cup sugar 1/2 tablespoon at a time and beat until medium-firm peaks form. 

    Add cocoa mixture 1 tablespoon at a time and beat until meringue is stiff and glossy.

    Drop meringue onto prepared baking sheets by rounded teaspoonfuls, spacing 1 inch apart. 

    For chewy soft cookies, bake meringues 25 minutes.

    For drier, crisper cookies, bake meringues 40 minutes. 

    Cool cookies on baking sheets. Sift powdered sugar over cookies.

    Serves: 40

    Nutrition Facts:
    Serving: 1
    Calories:14
    Fat: 0 g, 
    Cholesterol:  mg, 
    Sodium:8 mg
    Carbohydrates:3 g

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