Chocolate Meringues

My friends were coming over so I thought I should make something light and low in calories. My friends are both trying to cut down the amount of sugar they eat so cookies and cakes would just be to rude to them. So I decided to make chocolate meringues because they don't have as much sugar as a regular meringue and also it's only a few ingredients. But today since my friends are cutting down on sugar, I decided to not add in the chocolate chips.

Ingredients:

• 3 egg whites
• 1/8 tsp cream of tartar
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/3 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (optional)

Directions:

• Preheat your oven to 300 degrees Fahrenheit. Line your cookie pan with parchment paper and set aside.
• In a medium bowl. add in your egg whites and beat until frothy. Then add in your cream of tartar and vanilla.

• Start adding in your sugar when you start to form soft peaks. Add in 2 tablespoons at a time. Finish beating until you have stiff peaks. (You can tell if you have stiff peaks if you can flip the bowl over your head and nothing falls on you.)

• Add in the cocoa powder and chocolate chips. Use your spatula to fold in and incorperate all the ingredients together.

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• Use a cookie scoop and scoop out your batter onto your baking pan. Or you can pour your mixture into a disposible piping bag or ziplock bag with a tip and then make your meringues.

• Bake for 25-30 minutes and enjoy!

-Ellenia