Recipes Meringue Cookie Recipe 6/12/2013 | By Seniors Guide Staff From Food Network Here’s another light as air dessert that is low in calories, low in carbs, low in fat, and low in sugar. This meringue cookie recipe is simple and fun to make! Eating the right proportion of any food is key when you are maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Whether it be vegetables or cookies, knowing the right amount to eat is important. You don’t want to feel limited when you eat, but you don’t want to over eat either. These cookies are perfect for maintaining that right proportion. They are light cookies that aren’t bad too eat. Meringue Cookie Recipe Makes about 4 dozen 2 large egg whites, at room temperature 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar 2/3 cup superfine granulated sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips or finely chopped semisweet chocolate (optional) 1 cup finely chopped walnuts DIRECTIONS: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Set aside. In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat egg whites until foamy. Add the cream of tartar and beat until fluffy but not at all dry. (Be careful not to over beat.) Add the sugar gradually, about 3 tablespoons at a time. When 1/2 of the sugar has been added, add the vanilla extract. Continue beating and adding remaining sugar in batches, until all of the sugar is dissolved and the meringue is very shiny and tight. Gently fold in the chocolate chips and chopped nuts. Working one teaspoon at a time, push a teaspoonful of meringue from the tip of 1 teaspoon with the back of another teaspoon onto the lined baking sheets, leaving 1-inch of space between cookies. Place baking sheets in the preheated oven and turn the oven off. Leave the cookies (undisturbed) in the oven for at least 2 hours and up to overnight, or until cookies are crisp and dry Per Cookie: Calories: 44; Total Fat: 2.5 grams; Saturated Fat:0.5 grams; Protein: 1 gram; Total carbohydrates: 5 grams; Sugar: 5 grams; Fiber: 0 grams; Cholesterol: 0 milligrams; Sodium: 3 milligrams Find more Seniors Guide recipes here! Read More Seniors Guide Staff Seniors Guide has been addressing traditional topics and upcoming trends in the senior living industry since 1999. We strive to educate seniors and their loved ones in an approachable manner, and aim to provide them with the right information to make the best decisions possible.