Meringue Cookies ("Emeril's Pink Pigs")

Recipe courtesy Emeril Lagasse, 2003

Show: Emeril LiveEpisode: We Got Mail

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (8)

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Cook Time:
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Level:
Intermediate
Yield:
about 4 dozen cookies

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Ingredients

2 large egg whites, at room temperature
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
2/3 cup superfine granulated sugar
1 teaspoon raspberry extract or raspberry flavored liqueur (recommended: Framboise)
1 tablespoon red food coloring, or more as desired
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips or finely chopped semisweet chocolate
1 cup finely chopped pecans

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Set aside.

In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat egg whites until foamy. Add the cream of tartar and beat until fluffy but not at all dry; be careful not to overbeat. Add the sugar gradually, about 3 tablespoons at a time. When 1/2 of the sugar has been added, add the cherry extract and food coloring. Continue beating and adding remaining sugar in batches, until all of the sugar is dissolved and the meringue is very shiny and tight. Gently fold in the chocolate chips and chopped nuts. Working 1 teaspoon at a time, push a teaspoonful of meringue from the tip of 1 teaspoon with the back of another teaspoon onto the lined baking sheets, leaving 1-inch of space between cookies. Place baking sheets in the preheated oven and turn the oven off. Leave the cookies undisturbed in the oven for at least 2 hours and up to overnight, or until cookies are crisp and dry.

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recipe Meringue Cookies ("Emeril's Pink Pigs")
Marie Charleston, SC 04-03-2009
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Just Perfect!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made these as one of the finger sweets for my daughter's wedding reception and they were perfect! Use good quality... chocolate and add the red food coloring a drop at a time -- it goes a long way. Enjoy! Read more
recipe Meringue Cookies ("Emeril's Pink Pigs")
Alison Parker, CO 10-18-2008
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MIXED REVIEWS
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

i made these cookies for my family and got really mixed reviews on them....I think you really have to like meringue. I... really enjoyed all the different flavors involved. Read more
recipe Meringue Cookies ("Emeril's Pink Pigs")
Joan Stockton, CA 08-12-2007
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Beyond Dreamy
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

These cookies are sooosimple to make and taste so far beyond what you think is possible that you will make them all the time.... EXCELLENT recipe. Thank you EmerilRead more
recipe Meringue Cookies ("Emeril's Pink Pigs")
Lola Napa, CA 07-13-2007
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Fabulous
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

My granddaughter made this recipe when she was just 3 years old. She entered them in the county fair and won 1st. place in... her age catagory. Very easy to make and great cookies! We lost the recipe as we had gotten it from your show and scribbbled it on a envelope. We are so very happy to have found it here. We will be making them agin soon!Read more
recipe Meringue Cookies ("Emeril's Pink Pigs")
Christina Scio, OR 01-03-2007
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Loved it!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

There is one thing I did differently. I added coconut extract instead of vanilla. My husband loves cocnut, so I thought I... would try it and it worked! Great recipe!Read more
recipe Meringue Cookies ("Emeril's Pink Pigs")
Sandra Roseburg, OR 12-15-2006
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pink isn't just for girls
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

lite, flavorful, sweet, just what a person wants