My Lemon & Chocolate Meringue Cookies recipe is super quick and easy. Seriously, from the time I took the eggs out of the refrigerator to the moment, these were in the oven was less than 15 minutes. I guess if you whip the egg whites by hand, it might take 20 minutes, but still, super quick and easy.

I use an ice cream scoop to form the meringue cookie, however, they can be piped with a star tip and a piping bag to make very pretty shapes. You can make these without cream of tartar, they just will weep a little while they bake, that’s no problem, they clean up easily after baking.

Here’s my Lemon & Chocolate Meringue Cookies recipe:

INGREDIENTS:

• 4 Egg Whites
• 1 Cup Granulated Sugar
• 1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
• ¼ Teaspoon Salt
• ½ Teaspoon Cream of Tartar
• 2 Meyer Lemons, Zest Only
• ½ Cup Dark Chocolate Chips, Melted
• 2 Tablespoons Cocoa Powder, for dusting

PROCESS:

-Preheat oven to 250F

-In a small bowl, separate the eggs whites from the yolks. If any yolks break, start over. You cannot have yolks in the whites, the meringue will never form.

-Add the egg whites, cream of tartar and salt to the mixing bowl, whisk until the egg whites are foamy

-Slowly add sugar while whisking, whisk until the meringue is shiny and forms stiff peaks

-Using a fine micro-plane or grater, zest the Meyer lemons

-Add the Zest and vanilla extract to the meringue and whisk in to combine

-In a separate bowl, gently microwave the chocolate until completely melted. I do it 15 seconds at a time stirring after every microwave, usually takes 4 – 5 times to completely melt the chocolate.

-Drizzle a small amount of the chocolate over the meringue, it’s not necessary to mix it in, scoop the chocolate covered meringue onto a parchment lined sheet tray

-Repeat the process until all the cookies are scooped, this recipe will almost fill two full-sized sheet trays

-Bake for around 1 hour @250F