Hot Cocoa Meringue Cookies
Hot Cocoa Meringue Cookies are hot chocolate flavored meringue cookies that are light, airy and sweet as can be. There are chocolate chips folded into the meringue cookies that make the perfect chocolate pockets in the cookies.
Servings: 14 cookies
Ingredients
- 2 large egg whites room temperature
- 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons hot cocoa mix without marshmallows
- 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- chocolate sprinkles for garnish
- mallow bits for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- Add the 2 large egg whites and 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar to a large bowl. Beat with a hand mixer or with a stand mixer on high until soft peaks form.
- Gradually add in the 3/4 cup granulated sugar while continuing to beat until stiff peaks have formed. Pull out the beater to check for stiff peaks. If the meringue can stand straight up on your beater or in the mixing bowl, you're ready. Do NOT under mix or your cookies will be puddles. If you aren’t sure, beat the meringue just a little more.
- Sift the 2 tablespoons hot cocoa mix over the meringue and very carefully FOLD it in. Do not stir the mixture, it will cause the meringue to weep.
- Fold the 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips in with just a few folds. The less you work the meringue, the better it will set.
- Using a 1 1/2 tablespoon cookie scoop, scoop round mounds of batter onto the prepared cookie sheet spacing the cookies 2 inches apart.
- Sprinkle with the chocolate sprinkles or mallow bits.
- Place in the oven and bake for 20-23 minutes. Once you start to see the edges brown a little, turn the oven off and let them sit in there for about 30 minutes. Do not take them out until they are completely dried.
- Place onto a sheet of wax paper to cool and store in an airtight container at room temperature.
Notes
Storage: Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 weeks.
Nutrition
Calories: 108kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 26mg | Potassium: 71mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 5IU | Calcium: 8mg | Iron: 1mg
