Sweet Dream Meringue Cookies Food

FOOTHILLS HOUSE SWEET DREAMS COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream butter and mix in brown sugar, egg and vanilla.
• Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger and salt and blend into butter mixture.
• Fold in chocolate chips and walnuts (Sometimes I leave these out or substitute pecans.).
• Refrigerate until dough is firm.
• Preheat oven to 375ºF. Lightly grease baking sheets.
• Break off small pieces of dough and roll into 1" rounds. Dredge in powdered sugar.
• Arrange on prepared baking sheets at least 2" apart.
• Bake 10 minutes.
• Cool 5 minutes on the sheets before transferring to racks to cool completely.
• Store in airtight container.

SWEET DREAM COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream together butter and brown sugar; beat in egg and vanilla.
• Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger and salt. Blend into butter mixture.
• Fold in chocolate chips and walnuts.
• Refrigerate until firm.
• Preheat oven to 375°.
• Lightly grease baking sheets.
• Break off small pieces of dough; roll between palms into 1-inch rounds. Dredge rounds in powdered sugar.
• Arrange rounds on prepared sheets, spacing at least 2-inches apart.
• Bake 10 minutes.
• Let cool 5 minutes on sheets. Transfer to racks and cool.
• Store in airtight container.

SWEET DREAM MERINGUE COOKIES

Steps:

• Prehaet oven to 350°F Beat egg whites ( at room temp) and cream of tartar at high speed with an electric mixer 1 minute. Gradually add sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating until stiff peaks form and sugar dissolves ( about 2-4 minutes).Stir in remaining ingredients.
• Drop by teaspoons onto cookie sheets lined with aluminum foil. Place in oven, and immediately turn off heat. DO NOT OPEN OVEN DOOR FOR AT LEAST 8 HOURS. Carefully peel cookies from foil.

VANILLA MERINGUE COOKIES

Steps:

• Place egg whites in a small bowl; let stand at room temperature 30 minutes., Preheat oven to 250°. Add vanilla, cream of tartar and salt to egg whites; beat on medium speed until foamy. Gradually add sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating on high after each addition, until sugar is dissolved. Continue beating until stiff glossy peaks form, about 7 minutes., Cut a small hole in the tip of a pastry bag or in a corner of a food-safe plastic bag; insert a #32 star tip. Transfer meringue to bag. Pipe 1-1/4-in.-diameter cookies 2 in. apart onto parchment-lined baking sheets., Bake until firm to the touch, 40-45 minutes. Turn off oven; leave meringues in oven 1 hour (leave oven door closed). Remove from oven; cool completely on baking sheets. Remove meringues from paper; store in an airtight container at room temperature.