Low Fat Lemon Meringue Cookies

From "Good Morning America's Cut the Calories Cookbook". This is a FAT FREE meringue treat that anyone can enjoy!

• Ready In: 2 hrs 20 mins
• Yields: 24 cookies

Ingredients

• 2  large  egg whites
• 1⁄8 teaspoon salt
• 2⁄3 cup sugar
• 1  teaspoon  finely grated lemon zest
• 1  teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400°.
2. Line two baking sheets with baking parchment and set aside.
3. Beat egg whites and salt in small bowl at high electric-mixer speed until frothy.
4. With mixer still at high speed, add sugar gradually and continue beating until meringue peaks stiffly (about 4 minutes).
5. Beat in vanilla, then by hand fold in lemon zest.
6. Drop meringue from rounded teaspoon onto prepared baking sheets, spacing 2-inches apart.
7. Set in oven, immediately turn oven off, and let cookies remain in the oven for 2 hours (you can leave them in overnight) Peel meringue off parchment and store in airtight container.