Mmm...Hidden inside these unassuming meringue cookies is a wealth of pecans and chocolate.
Chocolate-Filled Meringue Snowballs
- Prep Time 40 min
- Total 1 hr 10 min
- Servings 48
- Ingredients 9
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup chocolate creme-filled cookie crumbs
- 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans
- 1/4 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
- 2 tablespoons bourbon or water
- 1 teaspoon light corn syrup
- 2 egg whites
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 250° F. Generously grease cookie sheets with shortening.
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Step2In medium bowl, stir powdered sugar, cookie crumbs, pecans, chocolate chips, bourbon and corn syrup until well mixed. Shape 1/2 teaspoonfuls into balls; place on sheet of waxed paper. (If necessary, flour hands to shape balls.)
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Step3In small bowl, beat egg whites with electric mixer on high speed until soft peaks form. Gradually add sugar, beating until stiff peaks form. Stir in vanilla.
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Step4Drop balls 1 at a time into meringue. With spoon, coat well to form 1-inch balls; place on cookie sheets. Swirl top of meringue with spoon.
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Step5Bake 30 minutes or until meringue snowballs are crisp. Immediately remove from cookie sheets.
Nutrition
40
Calories
1 1/2g
Total Fat
0g
Protein
6g
Total Carbohydrate
5g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Cookie
- Calories
- 40
- Calories from Fat
- 15
- Total Fat
- 1 1/2g
- 2%
- Saturated Fat
- 1/2g
- 3%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 0mg
- 0%
- Sodium
- 5mg
- 0%
- Potassium
- 10mg
- 0%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 6g
- 2%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 5g
- Protein
- 0g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 0%
- 0%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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