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Chocolate Peppermint Meringue

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Prep: 15 mins Cook: 30 mins Additional: 20 mins Total: 1 hr 5
mins

Servings: 30

Yield: 2.5 dozen cookies

Ingredients

3 large egg whites egg whites
⅛ teaspoon cream of tartar
4 drops peppermint oil, or to taste

¾ cup white sugar
1 drop red food coloring, or as needed
3 eaches peppermint candy canes, crushed
½ cup chocolate chips

Directions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Line a baking sheet
with parchment paper.

Step 2

Beat egg whites, cream of tartar, and peppermint oil together in a
mixing bowl with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until soft
peaks form. Beat in sugar, about 1 tablespoon at a time; beat in food

coloring if desired, until the mixture is glossy and forms stiff peaks.
Very gently fold in the crushed candy canes and chocolate chips.
Drop the meringue by tablespoon onto the prepared baking sheet.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until dry, 28 to 33 minutes. Cool the
cookies on baking sheet on a rack for 20 minutes before removing