Chocolate Chip Meringues

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 2 egg whites
• 1/8 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate morsel
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans or 1/2 cup walnuts
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 beat egg whites (at room temperature), cream of tartar, and salt at high speed of an electric mixer 1 minute. gradually add sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating until stiff peaks form and sugar dissolves (about 2 to 4 minutes). stir in chocolate morsels, chopped pecans, and vanilla.
• 2 drop meringue mixture by teaspoonfuls onto cookie sheets lined with aluminum foil. bake at 300 degrees fahrenheit for 20 minutes or until dry. cool completely on cookie sheets; carefully peel cookies from foil.