Chocolate Chip Meringue Cookies

Ingredients

• Egg white

  Raw, fresh eggs

  4 egg white (separated from yolk) or 160g

• Salt

  Table

  ¼ tsp or 2g

• Cream of tartar

  Leavening agents

  ¼ tsp or 0.8g

• Vanilla extract

  1 tbsp or 13g

• Sugar

  White, granulated sugar

  1 cup or 200g

• Semisweet chocolate

  Candies

  1 cup mini chips or 173g

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F. Line a baking sheet (or two) with parchment paper.
2. Using a stand mixer, beat egg whites, salt, cream of tartar and vanilla on medium-high speed until soft peaks form.*
3. Slowly add sugar and beat until stiff peaks form, about 5 minutes. Gently fold in chocolate chips by hand until combined. Drop batter by heaping tablespoon-fulls onto cookie sheet.
4. Bake at 300 degrees for 25-30 minutes until the cookies are cooked and slightly golden. Turn the oven off, and let the cookies cool in the oven for an additional 20-30 minutes until cool. Remove and serve immediately, or store in an airtight container.
5. from ©Gimme Some Oven