Coconut Meringue Cookies
I've been making so many sweet and easy treats recently...Somebody stop me!!
I'll pretend that making this needed to happen. I mean, what can you do with 4 leftover egg whites after using 4 yolks on the Oreo ice cream I made a couple of days ago. I mean, you don't want me to waste some perfectly good egg whites, right?
But when I thought about making meringues, I felt a sort of fear. This is because I have tried making meringues countless times, only to end up with a cookie sheet fool of sticky, flat, melted sugar which, I can tell you right now, is a bitch to clean.
But this time, for the first time, I have succeeded in making meringues!
The coconut made these meringues delightfully chewy, but wonderfully tasty. But fear not, this will not be the last cookie recipe this year. You know...'tis the season for cookies!
Coconut Meringue Cookies
Ingredients
- 4 large egg whites
- ¼ teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- ½ cup sweetened shredded coconut
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 250˚F.
- In a medium bowl, beat together the egg whites and cream of tartar until soft peaks form.
- Slowly beat in the icing sugar until sugar is completely dissolved. The whites should stand in stiff glossy peaks. Fold in the coconut with a rubber spatula.
- Drop mixture by rounded teaspoonfuls onto a large cookie sheet, about 1 inch apart.
- Bake for around 1 hour, or until dry. Place on wire racks to cool.
These look amazing!
I made some last time and sort of disappointed 😛 I love the look of your dainty meringue cookies and the added coconut flakes sounds wonderful !
hey ! thanks for dropping by my space. The meringues look cute ! Lovley.. keep in touch.
I have always been too scared to try! These look so good. They turned out beautifully!
Oh yes... Id' love this!
I love meringues and these look SO good. YUM!
We love it how meringue cookies fit for celebrating all occasions....they look beautiful and bet they are going to be finished off really soon at home,thanks for sharing 🙂
I say it's a good thing you had those egg whites-your meringues are gorgeous! Brava!
Fabulous use for egg whites.
Yummy! Light and perfect!
Your meringues look lovely! THe coconut infusion sounds great!
good one
I seriously love all things meringue and these sound delicious!
these do look so chewy... yum...
What delicate little cookies!