The Best Chocolate Meringue Cookies Recipe
Whip up a batch of these delicious chocolate meringue cookies! A delicious light and airy cookie that is always a hit!
Equipment
Ingredients
- 3 large egg whites
- ⅛ teaspoon cream of tartar
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- ⅓ cup Splenda or similar sugar substitute
- Pinch of salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 300°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Separate 3 egg whites into a bowl and set them aside.3 large egg whites
- Into a medium bowl, sift the cocoa powder, sweetener, and salt and set aside.½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder, Pinch of salt
- Beat the eggs on low to medium speed until frothy.
- Add the cream of tartar and turn the speed to high and continue beating until soft peaks just form.⅛ teaspoon cream of tartar
- Continue beating the eggs while adding the sugar gradually.¼ cup granulated sugar
- Once the sugar has been added, continue beating until the stiff peaks form then stop beating.⅓ cup Splenda
- Fold in the sifted cocoa mixture along with the vanilla extract a little at a time until just incorporated.1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- The mixture will change texture and while you don't want to over mix this, you will begin to see a thicker frosting consistency.
- Drop small spoons of the mixture onto the baking sheet.
- For chewy cookies, bake for 20 minutes. If you prefer the crunchy texture, continue baking for 40 minutes.
Notes
This recipe makes 24 cookies. A serving is 3 cookies. Points listed below are for a serving of 3 cookies, or ⅛th of the mixture.
- myWW Blue: 2
- myWW Green: 2
- myWW Purple: 2
- Points Plus: 1
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 56kcalCarbohydrates: 10gProtein: 2gFat: 1gSodium: 37mgFiber: 1gSugar: 7g
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