Coffee Pecan Meringues

Name: Coffee Pecan Meringues
Yield: Makes about 80 cookies
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: Confectioners’ sugar for sprinkling; 2 tablespoons cornstarch; Pinch salt; 4 large egg whites (a bit more than ½ cup); 2 teaspoons instant espresso powder; ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon; 4 ounces (about 1 cup) pecan pieces, finely ground in the food processor; 1 cup granulated sugar

Preparation info

Makes about
80
cookies

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Cookies Unlimited

By Nick Malgieri

Published 2000

About

These crisp meringue fingers have an intriguing coffee flavor that puts them definitely into the realm of “adult” cookies. They’re perfect with ice cream or any other creamy dessert.

Ingredients

4 large egg whites (a bit more than ½ cup)
Pinch salt
1

Europe
Italy
Dessert
Gluten-free
Mediterranean
Cookies
Vegetarian

Method

Set racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven and preheat to 300 degrees.
In the bowl of a standing electric mixer fitted with the whip attachment, whip together the egg whites and salt on medium speed for about 3 or 4 minutes or until white and