strawberry and chocolate meringue kisses

Recipe by
Carolyn Haas
Whitewater, WI

A variation of meringue cookies especially for Valentine's Day! I bought the freeze dried strawberries from Amazon and used the few I needed. My DGD discovered them and polished off the rest of the bag!! They're kind of like the Red Berries in Special K cereal!

yield 100 serving(s)
prep time 10 Min
cook time 2 Hr
method Bake

Ingredients For strawberry and chocolate meringue kisses

  • 2
    egg whites
  • 1/8 tsp
    salt
  • 1/4 tsp
    cream of tarter
  • 1/4 - 1/3 c
    sugar (ultra-fine is best)
  • 1/4 tsp
    strawberry extract
  • 1 Tbsp
    crushed freeze dried strawberries (available on-line)
  • red food color, to tint, if desired
  • 1/4 c
    mini chocolate chips

How To Make strawberry and chocolate meringue kisses

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 200ºF.
  • 2
    In a glass or metal bowl, whip the egg whites until they're frothy. Add salt and cream of tartar
  • 3
    Add sugar, one tablespoon at a time, until stiff peaks form and the meringue looks glossy.
  • 4
    Add the extract, the crushed strawberries and a few drops of food color until it looks slightly pink. Add mini-chocolate chips.
  • 5
    Scoop into a zip lock bag. Cut off the corner and squeeze kisses onto 2 parchment covered cookie sheets. Bake in oven for 2 hours. Remove and let cool on cookie sheets.

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