Pink Cookies - Meringue Jello Cookies

Submitted by Moreplease

"This recipe has been in my In-law's family for a very long time. Every holiday they are made for parties. They are the first cookie that is gone!!! This is a low calorie cookie - that even for Weight Watchers (WW) they are about 1 point for 2 smallish cookies!!!"

 

• Ready In: 8hrs 15mins
• Ingredients: 6
• Serves: 10

ingredients

• 3 egg whites
• 1 teaspoon white vinegar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 1⁄2 tablespoons red gelatin powder
• 3⁄4 cup sugar
• 1 cup chocolate chips

directions

1. Carefully seperate egg whites from yolks - ANY yolk left in the egg whites and you will not be able to make the meringue!
2. In a clean dry bowl whip egg whites, white vinegar and salt until stiff (but not dry!).
3. Add in sugar and jello powder (Traditionally we use Red Jello - such as raspberry or Cherry -- ).
4. Fold in chocolate chips
5. On buttered cookie sheet, drop spoonfuls of meringue - I do smaller, bite sized cookies.
6. Bake on a buttered cookie sheet for 30 minutes at 250* then turn off the oven and let them sit there over night.
7. Do not peek or open the oven! They will turn out soft and chewy!
8. Preparation time is to make the meringue - Cooking time is total time to make!

Reviews

[cateyes13]

AWEFUL!! WAY TOO much salt! I tried this recipe and threw the entire batch away!! We couldn't eat them! I like the idea of the cherry & chocolate in the meringue, but with a different recipe!

 

[G.m.g.]

I agree with chef 908577! AWFUL! I too threw out the entire batch because the recipe called for too much salt.<br/><br/>Lesson learned - read comments first!

 

[Janice M.]

GARBAGE. My grandmother used to make these cookies and i couldn't find her recipe so i trusted This one. Mistake. My grandmother is rolling in her grave. The cookies were way too salty and never set. They all went in the trash. DONT DO IT

 

[Anonymous]

I used lemon jello and added flaked semi sweet chocolate...use less salt and parchment paper

 

[BREANNE M.]

I didn't go off of this recipe, but we make them a lot. We never put salt in them, and if we do only like 1/8 tsp. So you guys should try it again but dont put the salt in.