Meringue Cookies ("Forgotten Kisses")

Recipe courtesy Emeril Lagasse, 2003

Show: The Essence of EmerilEpisode: Meringues

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (47)

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Cook Time:
2 hr 0 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
about 4 dozen cookies

Times:

Prep: 20 min
Inactive Prep: 30 min
Cook: 2 hr 0 min
Total:: 2 hr 50 min

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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 vanilla extract
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips or finely chopped semisweet chocolate
1 cup finely chopped walnuts

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 over beat.) Add the sugar gradually, about 3 tablespoons at a time. When 1/2 of the sugar has been added, add the vanilla extract. 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 one 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 ("Forgotten Kisses")
Denise Seattle, WA 03-19-2010
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Great (somewhat) healthy cookie!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made these with Ghiradelli Bittersweet chocolate chips (that helps with the sweetness) and finely chopped toasted hazelnuts... for a good crunch. Also, make them small. I use a cookie scoop so that they're all uniform and portion controlled. My friends loved them! As for people who whine about lack of nutrional info, go out and find it. There are pleanty of websites that you can plug a recipe into and it will give you the info. These work out to 1 point each for Weight Watchers, given that I made a double batch and that came out to exactly 48 cookies.Read more
recipe Meringue Cookies ("Forgotten Kisses")
barbara windsor, VT 02-10-2010
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SO easy and so good!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

First time I had made meringue cookies and they were great, and so easy, omitted the nuts and used grated dark 90%cocoa... chocolate, my family heartily approved!! A keeper for sure.Read more
recipe Meringue Cookies ("Forgotten Kisses")
Janet Garner, NC 01-17-2010
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AWESOME!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Just made the cookies, and loved them! Don't change anything, and follow directions. Very easy!!
recipe Meringue Cookies ("Forgotten Kisses")
Rebecca Hingham, MA 12-24-2009
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Perfect
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made these as directed (except I omitted the nuts) and they were great. The texture was perfect - crispy then melt in... your mouth. I then made them with 1/4 tsp peppermint extract instead of vanilla and added crushed candy cane on top - they were perfect for Christmas gifts. Read more
recipe Meringue Cookies ("Forgotten Kisses")
Angela Omaha, NE 12-20-2009
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Easy & delicious; these are a few of my favorite things.
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

This was my first time attempting meringue cookies and I found it easy, and the outcome simply delicious! I usually don't... bake much because I am way too impatient for all that measuring and waiting it takes, so I had a hard time waiting for the eggs to come to room temperature. Even so, the meringues still came out a good texture. Next time I will only use 1/2 tsp of vanilla extract. It was good, but a tad much for me. I omitted the walnuts because I have a family member who's allergic, and used mini chocolate chips instead. The only reason why I did not give this recipe 5 stars is because of the vanilla, and they just weren't as crispy as I usually like, judging from what I've had elsewhere.Read more
recipe Meringue Cookies ("Forgotten Kisses")
Shannon Dickinson, ND 06-01-2009
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YUMM
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I have never tried making meringue cookies before but I have always wanted to try them and this was the first recipe I came... across and the cookies turned out better than I had expected!! I left out the chocolate and nuts and thought they were pretty good maybe next time I will try one or the other..Read more