Cinnamon Pecan Meringues

These easy, crunchy cookies are a breeze to prepare if you are careful about two things: First, make sure when you separate the eggs the yolks don’t break, because a little speck of yolk will prevent the whites from beating up to a good volume. Second, make sure the egg whites are well beaten before you begin to add the sugar, or they will never have good volume.

See Macaroons, for other meringue cookies that are piped into fancy shapes before being ba