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Hello!!

I'm going crazy this week getting ready for this Saturdays craft gathering, but I wanted to get started learning this blog stuff so I can communicate with you and leave you goodies. I'll soon have more recipies and stuff you can order via email too. Won't that be such fun! We don't have the picture part figured out yet either...something about having the wrong browser or something. I'm going to be learning so much. Bear with me for a bit. Here's your first goodie, they are chocolate mereigue cookies that we call Angel Kisses. There should be some there on Saturday if I can keep my family away fron them till then. Enjoy!


Angel Kisses

½ cup semisweet or milk chocolate chips
3 large egg whites at room temperature
1/3 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1. Preheat the oven to 250 deg. Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper or foil.
2. Chop the chocolate chips smaller so they won't clog your squirt bag.
3. Using an electric mixer, beat the egg whites on medium speed until soft peaks form, about 1 minute. With the mixer running, slowly add the sugar. Increase the mixer speed to high and beat till the egg whites are stiff but not dry, about a minute. Using a spoon or spatula, gently fold the chocolate and then the vanilla into the egg whites.
4. Spoon the mixture into a pint sized zipper topped plastic bag and seal the bag. Use a scissors to cut a small opening in one corner of the bag. Squirt the meringue onto the covered pans in bite size dollops. Bake for 1 hour.
5. Remove from the oven and allow them to cool completely on the cookie sheets, about 30 minutes. Then peel them off and serve or store in an air tight container for up to 2 weeks.


Note: I like mine completely crispy so I just shut off the oven and forget them for a while. These are very economical to make and can be made ahead of time. You just have to have a good hiding place or make them while nobody is watching!