Chocolate Almond Valentine Meringue Cookies Recipes

CHOCOLATE-ALMOND MERINGUES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 250 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside. Place egg whites and cream of tartar in a clean, dry bowl of a stand mixer and beat until foamy. Add sugar and almond extract beat until meringues hold soft peaks, about 3 minutes. Fold in chocolate gently until just incorporated. Using a pastry bag or a sealable plastic bag with the corner snipped off, pipe meringue by the tablespoon onto cookie sheets. Bake for 40 minutes, then remove from oven and let cool completely before removing from parchment paper. Transfer to an airtight container.

ALMOND MERINGUE COOKIES WITH CHOCOLATE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 150°C (approximately 300°F).
• For the meringues: Whip the egg whites with the salt and lemon juice until very stiff. Stream in the powdered sugar and beat until the mixture is stiff and glossy. Fold the almonds into the egg whites. Fill a pastry bag with a star tip and pipe 6 cm (approximately 2 inches) long strips on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake in the preheated oven for 20-25 minutes. Remove and let cool.
• For the garnish: Chop the chocolate coarsely and melt over a pot of simmering water.
• Dip each end of the meringue cookies in the chocolate. Shake excess chocolate off and let dry on a wire rack. To serve: Serve in cups with tea or coffee.

ALMOND MERINGUE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and lightly flour cookie sheets.
• In a large bowl, whip egg whites until soft peaks form. Gradually sprinkle in the sugar and keep whipping until the egg whites can hold a stiff peak, this will take about 5 minutes. Set aside about 1/2 cup of the egg whites. Add the lemon zest and cinnamon to the rest of the meringue, and fold in the almonds until everything is evenly blended.
• Drop mounds by spoonfuls onto the prepared baking sheets. Top each cookie with a smaller dollop of the reserved meringue.
• Bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven, until golden brown. Remove cookies from the baking sheets to cool on wire racks.