Cocoa Puffs
To use up egg whites left from another recipe, Lori Lerner Gray created these cookie-like meringues. Her daughters, Rachel and Rebecca, gave them their name.
How to Make It
Step 1
1
In a deep bowl with mixer on high speed, whip egg whites to a thick foam. Continue to beat, adding 1 tablespoon of sugar about every 15 seconds until whites hold very stiff peaks, about 6 minutes total. Mix in vanilla.
Step 2
2
Sprinkle cocoa over egg whites and fold in gently with a flexible spatula. Add coconut and pecans and fold into mixture (the volume decreases).
Step 3
3
Drop mixture in 1-tablespoon portions about 1 inch apart on buttered 14- by 17-inch baking sheets.
Step 4
4
Bake cookies in a 325° oven until firm and dry to touch, about 15 minutes. If baking more than 1 pan at a time, switch positions after 7 or 8 minutes.
Step 5
5
Slide a wide spatula under cookies and transfer to racks to cool. Serve, or store airtight at room temperature up to 1 week.
Step 6
6
Nutritional analysis per cookie.
Ingredients
4 large egg whites
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa
1 1/4 cups sweetened shredded dried coconut
1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
Directions
Step 1
1
In a deep bowl with mixer on high speed, whip egg whites to a thick foam. Continue to beat, adding 1 tablespoon of sugar about every 15 seconds until whites hold very stiff peaks, about 6 minutes total. Mix in vanilla.
Step 2
2
Sprinkle cocoa over egg whites and fold in gently with a flexible spatula. Add coconut and pecans and fold into mixture (the volume decreases).
Step 3
3
Drop mixture in 1-tablespoon portions about 1 inch apart on buttered 14- by 17-inch baking sheets.
Step 4
4
Bake cookies in a 325° oven until firm and dry to touch, about 15 minutes. If baking more than 1 pan at a time, switch positions after 7 or 8 minutes.
Step 5
5
Slide a wide spatula under cookies and transfer to racks to cool. Serve, or store airtight at room temperature up to 1 week.
Step 6
6
Nutritional analysis per cookie.
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