Re: Cloud cookies revisited

[Guest guest]

During today's trip to the health food store, I passed their usual display of meringue cookies (yummy but made with sugar) and realized they may be very close to Michele's recipe. So I read the ingredients. Sure enough that's what they are! Although I've never bought them (I'm a good girl, I am) I (sinfully) have partaken when FF offers some free samples to shoppers. They are delicious and I plan to make a batch from Michele's recipe soon. Bought extra eggs in fact.

on 10/17/2003 3:35 PM, Michele Pitonyak at map1@... wrote:

> Cloud Cookies

> 2 egg whites (room temperature)

> 1 1/2 tsps. cider vinegar

> dash of salt

> 1 tsp. cocoa powder

> 1 Tbs. Sugar (or molasses but doesn't whip as well)

> Splenda to taste (I use 2 packets)

>

> Preheat oven to 400 degrees

> Put vinegar, salt and egg whites into a stainless steel bowl and beat until

> frothy. Sprinkle in cocoa powder then slowly add sugar and splenda and whip

> until egg whites form peaks. Spoon onto cookie sheets (I lightly butter the

> cookie sheets because I hate to scrub off the protein residue) and place in

> 400 degree oven and TURN OVEN OFF. Leave in oven for several hours or over

> night.

> Makes 14 to 16 cookies. Note. amount of cookies will very depending on how

> much air is whipped into egg whites.