Nan's Meringue Kisses - Easy to Be Creative

This is a basic meringue kiss recipe which is easy to do and open for experiments. I started with a simple vanilla flavor kiss and have made lots of different flavors. These have always been a hit for the holidays. NOTE: Depending on your oven, you may have to use a lower temperature than suggested so the kisses don't brown too much on the bottom.

• Ready In: 1 hr 5 mins
• Yields: 24 kisses

Ingredients

• 1  egg white
• 1  pinch salt
• 1⁄3 cup granulated sugar
• 1⁄4 teaspoon vanilla

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 250º degrees.
2. Beat egg white & salt with mixer until frothy or fluffy. Add sugar very slowly while still using mixer.
3. Beat until a stiff peak forms and sugar is dissolved.
4. Fold in by hand vanilla.
5. Spoon (teaspoonful) onto lightly greased cookie sheet.
6. Bake 40-45 minutes.
7. Let cool slightly before removing to cooling rack.
8. Store in airtight container.
9. You can add (1/4 cup per batch or desired amount) chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, mint chips, etc. Fold these in last.
10. You can also substitute the vanilla with any flavor extract. I have used cherry extract with chocolate chips. These were excellent.
11. You can also add a couple drops of food coloring to the desired flavor of the kiss. If you use a drop of yellow with a drop of red to get an orange color you can use chocolate chips to have a Halloween kiss.
12. I don't suggest using wet ingredients such as maraschino cherries, pineapple, etc.