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Surprise Meringues Recipe

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These crisp, delicate cookies are light as a feather. Mini chocolate chips and chopped nuts are a delightful and yummy surprise in every bite. Mom knows this fun dessert is a fitting finale to a big meal.

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24 Servings
Prep: 15 min. Bake: 40 min. + cooling

Ingredients

3 egg whites
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/8 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup sugar
1 cup (6 ounces) miniature semisweet chocolate chips
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1/4 cup chopped pecans or walnuts

Directions

Place egg whites in a large bowl; let stand for 30 minutes. Add the vanilla, cream of tartar and salt on medium speed until soft peaks form. Gradually add sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating on high until stiff glossy peaks form and sugar is dissolved, about 6 minutes. Fold in chocolate chips and nuts.
Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto parchment paper-lined baking sheets. Bake at 250° for 40-45 minutes or until firm to the touch. (Turn oven off; leave meringues in oven for 1-1/2 hours). Remove to wire racks. Store in an airtight container. Yield: 4 dozen.

Nutritional Analysis: 2 cookies equals 70 calories, 3 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 20 mg sodium, 11 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 1 g protein.

Surprise Meringues published in Taste of Home December/January 1998, p35

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