Monday, January 23, 2006

Meringue Melt-aways

Super easy, super good recipe for your Australia Day picnic. Serve these with the fruit tray!

Preheat oven to 180C (350F). Beat 3 large egg whites, adding 3/4C sugar gradually until the whites are very stiff. Fold in vanilla or almond extract. Gradually fold in 1C broken pecans (or walnuts) and 1C (250g) chocolate chips. Dip out a spoonful at a time on parchment paper-lined cookie sheets. Place the cookie sheets in the preheated oven. Immediately turn the oven off and leave the cookies for 8 hours or overnight. Do not peek. Peel paper off each cookie and keep in an airtight container until ready to pack for your picnic. Note: If the meltaways are not completely dried out after 8 hours, remove the cookie sheets from the oven, reheat the oven, replace sheet for a little longer. You can do this over and over until the meltaways are completely dry.

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