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Chocolate Meringue Smooches
Recipe courtesy Paula Deen
Show:  Paula's Home Cooking
Episode:  Dessert Cocktail Party
1 cup confectioners' sugar
3 egg whites, stiffly beaten
1/2 cup crushed saltine crackers
1/2 cup walnuts or pecans, chopped
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 (6-ounce) package semisweet chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
Using a large bowl, fold the confectioners' sugar a little at a time into the stiffly beaten egg whites. Add the crackers, nuts, and vanilla, and fold in gently. Melt the chocolate over a double boiler and allow to cool slightly. Fold the melted chocolate into the egg white mixture. Using a greased cookie sheet, drop the mixture by rounded half teaspoonfuls. Place in the oven and bake for 12 minutes. Remove cookies from oven and repeat until batter has been used up.

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Recipe Summary
Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: 24 minutes
Yield: 4 dozen

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