Chocolate Meringue Kisses
- 1 tablespoon cocoa powder (sifted)
- 1 ounce unsweetened chocolate square (melted and cooled)
- 4 large egg whites
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- cocoa powder (for dusting cookie sheets)
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
- Grease three cookies sheets and dust with cocoa powder.
- Melt the chocolate square and set aside to cool.
- Beat the egg whites with salt until soft peaks form.
- Add sugar slowly and beat until mixture very stiff and shiny.
- Fold in vanilla, melted chocolate, and the 1 tbsp cocoa powder.
- Drop by heaping teaspoonfulls (2 inches apart) onto prepared cookie sheets.
- They will have the shape of chocolate kisses.
- Bake 30 to 40 minutes.
- Remove cookies from sheets immediately.
- Cool completely and store in an airtight container.
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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/chocolate-meringue-kisses-22443 (may not work)