Russian Meringue Cookies Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 225f.
• Beat egg whites in a metal bowl with a hand-held beater or a mixmaster untill foamy. Add vanilla and cream of tartar.
• Continue to beat, and add sugar one tsp at a time.
• Beat untill it forms stiff peaks.
• Put meringue into a thin square bag, and cut a SMALL hole in a bottom corner of the bag, so the meringue will come out in a string about the size of a thick pencil.
• On a cookie sheet lined with pachment paper squeeze from outside in, making a spiral, then make a peak in the middle. The meringue should be about 1 inch in diameter. You will probably need a second cookie sheet.
• bake for one hour, or untill tops are golden brown.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). To prevent burning you can bake on an air cushion baking sheet or put parchment paper on a regular cookie sheet.
• Beat egg whites, salt, cream of tartar, and vanilla until very firm. Gradually add sugar and mix. Fold in chocolate chips.
• Drop by teaspoonfuls on pan. Bake 300 degrees for 25 minutes. They should only be lightly browned.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Beat well the butter and sugar together.
• Blend in the remaining ingredients.
• Chill for several hours or overnight.
• Shape/roll into 1 inch balls.
• Bake at 400°F for 10-12 minutes.
• Roll AT ONCE, while warm, in 1/2 cup confectioner's sugar.
• Cool and then roll AGAIN in confectioner's sugar.
• These are so simple and yet so special.