Chocolate Filled Meringue Cookies
Chocolate Filled Meringue Cookies is a gluten free, fodmap friendly, and vegetarian recipe with 48 servings. This dessert has 64 calories, 0g of protein, and 4g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 1% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of egg whites, powdered sugar, cream of tartar, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.
Instructions
Beat egg whites and cream of tartar at high speed of an electric mixer until foamy. Gradually add 1/2 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating until stiff peaks form and sugar dissolves (2 to 4 minutes). Stir in 1/2 teaspoon vanilla and chopped pecans.
Drop mixture by teaspoonfuls onto cookie sheets lined with aluminum foil. Dip finger in 1 tablespoon powdered sugar, and make an indentation in center of each cookie.
Place in oven, and immediately turn oven off. Do not open door for at least 8 hours.
Remove from oven, and carefully peel cookies from foil.
Combine butter, cocoa, and half-and-half in a small saucepan; bring to a boil over medium heat.
Remove from heat, and cool to room temperature.
Add 2 1/4 cups powdered sugar, and beat well with an electric mixer. Stir in remaining 1/2 teaspoon vanilla.
Just before serving, pipe cocoa mixture (using a pastry bag fitted with a star tip) into the indentation of each cookie.