Mint Julep Kisses Cookies
- Ready In:
- 1hr 5mins
- Ingredients:
- 5
- Yields:
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24-36 cookies
ingredients
- 2 egg whites
- 3⁄4 cup granulated sugar
- 1⁄2 teaspoon peppermint extract
- 2 drops green food coloring
- 6 ounces mini chocolate chips
directions
- Preheat gas oven to 325 degrees F.
- Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form, gradually adding in the sugar while beating.
- Add mint extract and food coloring.
- Stir in the mini chocolate chips by hand.
- Drop by teaspoonful onto parchment lined cookie sheets.
- Set pans into oven and immediately turn off the heat and leave in the oven overnight (no peeking)- as the oven cools down, the cookies will cook.
- OR set the pans in the preheated oven and immediately reduce the heat to 275 F and bake for 50 minutes.
- Check 10 minutes early in case your oven runs hot- when done, they should be airy, light puffs that are very crisp and fragile on the exterior.
- NOTE: This recipe really is meant for a gas oven;electric ovens don't cool down as quickly and may overcook your meringues so the overnight method isn't recommended.
- Instead, if you have an electric oven, simply preheat your oven to 275F and cook for 40-50 minutes.
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Reviews
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I liked this recipe- but I had a few problems with it. First I added the peppermint extract too early, and the whole shebang collapsed, then, on my second attempt, I added the sugar too late, and the whole thing collapsed. When I finally spooned it onto the sheet they looked kind of gross, but when they came out they tasted fine. So, thank you for this easy enough recipe. :)