Cocoa Meringues

Submitted by Dancer

"Yummy lowfat chocolaty treats."

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Yields: 36 cookies

ingredients

• 2 egg whites
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1⁄8 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 2⁄3 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2⁄3 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
• 2 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted (optional)

directions

1. Preheat oven to 300°F.
2. Beat egg whites, vanilla and cream of tartar on high speed using an electric mixer, until soft peaks form.
3. Combine sugar and cocoa.
4. Gradually add sugar mixture, one tablespoon at a time, continuing to beat until stiff peaks form.
5. Gently fold in chocolate chips.
6. Drop by spoonfuls onto lightly greased cookie sheet.
7. Bake for 20 minutes, or until meringues are firm and they are very lightly browned underneath.
8. Allow to cool on wire rack.
9. Drizzle melted chocolate (if using) over cookies.

Reviews

[stimied]

The taste of these was fabulous. It really hit the spot with my family who felt like they were missing their homemade treats. Be sure and get your sheet just barely greased, these little puppies can stick like the dickens if you leave that step out!!!

 

[ladypit]

Incredibly yummy. I too did not add the chips or drizzle chocolate on these. But the cocoa taste is great. And if you make them just slightly smaller (38 cookies instead of 36) then you get 5 cookies per 1 WW point. Fabulous! Thanks!

 

[spatchcock]

Cornelia, these were fantastic. I think I was less successful with the meringue texture on the peppermint ones, but these came out perfectly. I didn't drizzle any chocolate over them, nor did I add the mini chips. They were perfect without either addition. Thank you!!

 

[hanson1326]

These are really good - a little sweeter than the other meringues I make but very good. I did have to switch the oven to convection and bake 10 extra minutes. My other recipe cooks for 2 hours so 30 minutes is a breeze! I did use semi-sweet chips. I didn't have the mini so I chopped the regular size. I also sprinkled little piles of sliced almonds for some and put my dollops on top of them and they turned out really good. I didn't use the glaze as they were chocolaty enough. Thanks for a great recipe!

 

[Leeza]

tried this twice and both times they flopped and came out flat as pancakes and uncooked in the middle.