Lemon Meringue Cookies
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Servings: 24
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Ingredients:
2 large egg whites
1/8 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup sugar
1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
Instructions:
Directions 1.Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line two baking sheets with baking parchment and set aside. 2.Beat egg whites and salt in small bowl at high electric-mixer speed until frothy. With mixer still at high speed, add sugar gradually and continue beating until meringue peaks stiffly (about 4 minutes). Beat in vanilla, then by hand fold in lemon zest. 3.Drop meringue from rounded teaspoon onto prepared baking sheets, spacing 2 inches apart. Set in oven, immediately turn oven off, and let cookies remain in the oven for 2 hours (you can leave them in overnight) 4.Peel meringue off parchment and store in airtight container. Makes about two dozen cookies.
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