Chocolate Chewy Meringue Cookies
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Ingredients
- Ingredients:
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- ½ cup plus 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
- 2 ½ cups chocolate chips
- 4 egg whites
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- optional delicious ingredients:
- dried cranberries or dried cherries
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350˚F. Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper. Spray the parchment paper lightly with cooking spray.
- Mix sugar, cocoa, and salt in a bowl. Stir in chocolate chips. Add egg whites and vanilla; beat with a fork or electric mixer on medium until batter is just moistened.
- (Do not overbeat batter or it will stiffen.)
- Drop batter by teaspoonful onto baking sheets in evenly spaced mounds. Bake cookies until tops are lightly cracked and glossy, about 15 minutes.
- Leave the cookies on the paper-lined sheet pans until they are cool, then remove with a metal spatula to a storage container. Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 week. Makes about 4 dozen cookies.
Notes
I found that slightly rounded teaspoons of batter work best. I tried making bigger ones and they did not bake as nicely. Also, make sure to leave plenty of room around each one as they will spread - a lot!~
I tried them with 2 cups of chocolate chips and a cup of roughly chopped dried cherries - fabulous!~ I also tried them with 2 cups of chocolate chips and 1 cup of toffee bits, even better!! :)
Adapted from Year Twenty Seven