Meringue Cookies
By: Angela Potticary
Published: Thursday, December 10, 2009 - 1:47am

Ingredients




3 mediums Egg whites
2 teaspoons Vanilla extract
1 cup Granulated sugar
1/4 teaspoon Cream of Tartar
1/4 teaspoon salt

Preparation

1 Spray parchment paper on cookie sheet with cooking spray. Preheat oven at 325.  2 Beat egg whites, salt and cream of tartar until foamy, add sugar gradually until mixture is satiny, then add vanilla.  Beat for about 15-20 minutes until stiff peaks form.  It takes a little while, but once you've reached the consistency of marshmallow creme, you're good to go.   3 Drop tablespoonfuls onto cookie sheet and bake about 30-35 minutes or till light brown. Allow puffs to cool before removing from cookie sheet, otherwise the bottoms will break off (they're very fragile cookies since they're basically full of air). 4 To flavor puffs: for chocolate: omit vanilla sugar, add 1 tsp. chocolate syrup or other extracts instead, or add 1/4 cup of the following: chocolate chips, dried fruit, walnuts, or whatever you please. We enjoyed these, and they are easy to make and tasty all year round (and not too fattening)!