Pink Meringue Clouds

Name: Pink Meringue Clouds
Ingredients: Cookie dough; 2 egg yolks; 2 1/2 cups flour; 1 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; 3/4 cup sugar; 2/3 cup shortening; 1/4 cup milk; 1 teaspoon vanilla; Peppermint Meringue; 2 egg whites; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/2 cup sugar; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla; 1/2 teaspoon vinegar; 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (mini chips may be better); 1 cup coarsely-crushed peppermint stick candy

17 ingredients

4 steps

Ingredients

Cookie dough
2 egg yolks
2 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 cup sugar
2/3 cup shortening
1/4 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
Peppermint Meringue
2 egg whites
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon vinegar
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (mini chips may be better)
1 cup coarsely-crushed peppermint stick candy

Directions

1

Combine everything for the cookie dough; chill while preparing meringue.
2

To prepare meringue: Beat egg whites with salt in small bowl until soft mounds (not peaks) form. Gradually add sugar; continue beating until stiff peaks form. (Once you get peaks that stand up, stop. You can overbeat meringue.) Fold in vanilla, vinegar, chocolate chips, and crushed candy.
3

Shape dough into balls using a rounded teaspoon. Place on ungreased cookie sheets. Flatten with bottom of glass dipped in sugar.
4

Top each cookie with a rounded teaspoon of meringue. Bake at 325 for 20-25 minute.