Coconut Meringues

Very good if you like meringue stuff!

Original recipe makes 2 dozen

Ingredients

2 egg whites
1/8 teaspoon cream of tartar
3/4 cup confectioners’ sugar
1/4 cup shredded coconut
1/4 teaspoon almond extract

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C).
  2. In small bowl with mixer at high speed, beat egg whites and cream of tartar until soft peaks form. Beating at high speed, gradually sprinkle in sugar, 2 Tablespoons at a time, beating until sugar is completely dissolved. (Whites should stand in stiff glossy peaks.) With rubber spatula, fold in coconut and extract until mixed.
  3. Drop mixture by rounded teaspoonfuls onto large cookie sheet, about 1 inch apart.
  4. Bake 1 hour or until dry. Remove to rack to cool.

Nutrition

Calories: 39 kcal
Carbohydrates: 8.3 g
Cholesterol: 0 mg
Fat: 0.4 g
Fiber: 0.2 g
Protein: 0.7 g
Sodium: 14 mg