Christmas Meringue Kisses

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 3 egg whites
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup blanched almond, chopped very fine
• 4 bittersweet chocolate squares, grated
• 1/4 cup maraschino cherry, chopped fine

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 275.
• 2 beat egg whites with salt and cream of tartar until they are doubled in size.
• 3 continue beating and add sugar 1 tablespoon at a time.
• 4 continue beating until the whites create stiff glossy peaks and the sugar is completely dissolved.
• 5 make sure cherries are very well drained. gently fold cherries, almonds and chocolate into egg whites.
• 6 drop by teaspoon fulls onto a lightly greased cookie sheet. (meringues may also be piped through a pastry bag).
• 7 bake at 275`for 25 minutes or until firmly set.
• 8 cool on wire racks.
• 9 (you may also drizzle the baked meringues with melted chocolate after completely cooled).