Trio’s Mint Chocolate-Chip Meringues

• ½ cup egg whites (from 4 large eggs)
• ⅔ cup sugar

Preheat the oven to 325°F. Warm the egg whites and sugar in a mixer bowl set over barely simmering water until warm to the touch—this will get more air into the whites when you whip them. Beat the whites on a mixer with the whip attachment until soft peaks form. Add the mint extract an