Chocolate Meringue Kisses

Ingredients:

• 2 egg whites, at room temperature
• 1/4 tsp. cream of tartar
• 1/2 cup granular sugar substitute
• 2 tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
• 10 tsp. no-sugar-added lite whipped topping

Makes 10 Kisses (2 per Serving)

1. Heat  the oven to 250 F. Line  a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. In a large bowl, with an electric mixer on high speed, beat the egg whites and cream of tartar until soft peaks form, about 5 minutes. Add the sugar substitute, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating until stiff peaks form. Do not underbeat. Whisk in the cocoa powder and vanilla until blended.
3. Fit a large nozzle on a pastry bag. Fill the pastry bag with the meringue. Pipe 20 meringues onto the baking sheet.
4. Bake for 30 minutes, or until the meringues are crisp and dry. Turn the oven off and let them cool in the oven for 30 minutes. Remove from the baking sheet.
5. Sandwich pairs of cooled meringues together with 1 teaspoon whipped topping to make a  kiss.

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Note: This recipe appears in the South Beach Diet Super Quick Cookbook. Meringue cookies are so tasty  they will become your new guilty pleasure and go-to snack or dessert. Meringue cookies are very easy to make at home and they're better than what you would get at the grocery store because there are no artificial ingredients in these sweet treats. The key to making these cookies look good is whipping the egg whites and cream of tartar. Once you see the egg whites and cream of tartar come together to look like a thick white mixture that's soft, you know your cookies will turn out well. These cookies may take time but they are worth the time and effort because they look and taste so delicious in the end, especially with the cocoa aftertaste.