Easy overnight meringues that take hardly any time to prepare, use up extra egg whites, and bake using residual heat from your oven. How environmentally friendly is that?
Ingredients
2 egg whites
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
¼ teaspoon cream of tartar
½ cup superfine sugar (or regular sugar)
6 oz. mini chocolate chips, chopped chocolate, crushed peppermint, toffee pieces, (optional)
1 cup chopped macadamia nuts or pecans (optional)
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350F
Beat whites, vanilla and cream of tartar at high speed of an electric mixer until foamy.
Gradually add sugar one tablespoon at a time until sugar is dissolved and soft peaks form (2-4 minutes; don't overbeat)
Fold in chocolate and nuts, or whatever you choose. Or leave them out. It's your cookie!
Drop mixture by heaping teaspoonfuls onto cookie sheets lines with aluminum foil.
Place in oven.
Turn off heat immediately.
Forget 'em for 8 hours (don't even open the oven door!)
Carefully remove cookies from foil
Store in an airtight container for up to 1 week.
Depending on whether you add chocolate and nuts, makes between 2 and 4 dozen.
Recipe by Finch Frolic Garden Permaculture at https://www.vegetariat.com/2011/12/forget-em-cookies/