Meringue Kisses
By: Tracy Koslicki
Published: Tuesday, November 4, 2014 - 8:27pm

Ingredients




4 egg whites
1 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract
1 cup of shredded coconut – without sugar

Preparation

1 Separate egg whites from yolks about an hour before making meringues. Leave whites in bowl at room temperature so that they beat up to a good volume. 2 Heat oven to 250° and cover un-greased cookie sheets with waxed paper. 3 Beat egg whites with a blender until stiff enough to stand in moist (not dry) peaks. Slowly beat in sugar just a tablespoon at a time then fold in vanilla. Continue to beat mixture until it is still and glossy, not grainy.  Fold in coconut. 4 In a small bowl, squirt a little bit of food coloring of choice and with a small pastry brush, ‘paint’ colored stripes along pastry bag. Pipe small rounds onto cookie sheets 2 inches apart. Bake 30-35 minutes. Peaks will brown slightly. 5 (If you don’t have food coloring or a pastry bag, meringues can be spooned onto cookie sheet in little mounds instead). 6 Cool and enjoy!

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Light, airy, sweet, coconut puffs of bliss