Chocolate Meringue Kisses

Take a very large and clean bowl, add the egg whites in it. Beat the egg whites in a low-speed with your electric beater for 5 minutes till they become frothy or foamy.

Add cream of tartar and beat the egg whites in medium speed for another 10 minutes till they hold soft peaks. Add the sugar in subsequent batches and whip the egg whites for another 5 minutes or till they hold stiff peaks.

Now add the vanilla extract and cocoa powder and fold them well. Whip it for another 1 or 2 minutes till they hold very stiff peaks which can last for at least 2 minutes.

Check if the meringue is gritty or not by rubbing it between your fingers. Meringue is done when it is no more gritty and it holds very stiff peak.

Preheat the oven to 200 F. Line the baking sheet with parchment paper. Place the meringue on the baking sheet with the help of a small spoon or put them in the piping bag and pipe the designs you wish to.

Baking time differs considerably from recipe to recipe and depends upon few factors too. The size of meringue cookie are very small, so in this case they will require just 45 minutes to bake.

Turn off the oven and leave them in the oven to cool off.