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Meringue Cookie Recipe"Simple, Easy, and Basic"
This meringue cookie recipe is super simple and super basic.
This is one of those basic
drop cookie recipes that has that
distinct Italian cookie flavor. And the credit for that goes to the almond
flavoring and hint of cinnamon. The basic American version that most people are used to
is slightly less flavorful
(in my opinion). This recipe is the American version with an ethnic twist of cinnamon and almond extract with
chopped walnuts on top.
This meringue cookie recipe doesn't require any special skill or equipment. You got a beater? You got eggs? See you're almost halfway done! Next you need a good eye and a careful hand to make sure you get ZERO egg yolk in the whites. And that's about as complicated as it gets. Still have doubts? Have a question? It may be answered. See basic FAQs answered below - someone may have been thinking what you are wondering about. Humid day? Cookies soggy?If it is a humid day - follow the baking times all the way through to the last 40 minutes with the closed oven door!
I've only made these in the winter for the holidays and in a very dry climate. I like success so I've never attempted to
make them in the summer or spring when it's humid here in the midwest.
Vanilla OK, instead of almond extract?It's ok to use vanilla if you want a boring American meringue cookie recipe. The almond
extract and the cinnamon is what makes this one of those distinct
Italian cookie recipes. I say be bold. Break out
of a predictable mold and give this a try! What's the worse that could happen? You hate it and you go back
to making the American version.
Can I add chocolate or coconut to the inside?Yes - those flavors would be nice.
BUT I can't advise the ratios with THIS recipe because I've not done it!
However, I do make coconut macaroon cookies
it's meringue like and has a chewy coconut insides. Click here - coconut macaroon cookies
if you want to try it. I'm working on a meringue one with chocolate pieces....hmmm, no date promised though.
Back to the top - Meringue Cookie Recipe Want to see my home page? Click here for Italian Dessert Recipes. Other Italian Cookie Recipes
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Pizzelle RecipePumpkin Bars Ricotta Cheese Cookies Rum Ball Recipe Sesame Seed Cookie Recipe Sour Cream Cookies Candies Amaretto Truffles Maple Candy Recipe I love sugar and I eat dessert EVERYDAY!
Ok, not MASSIVE amounts. But I do have to finish off the evening meal with a
little sweet something. When I was a kid my health conscience mother would ration my Halloween candy. Her mantra was, "white sugar will kill you". But my Italian grandma always told me, "Everybody needs a little bit of sugar." :-) So, to get my October Halloween sugar fix I will make the traditional Italian cookie recipe, Venetian Bones of the Dead. Italians make these for the Day of the Dead on November 2nd. So - hey, our holiday in America - Halloween is the closest. So - while the neighborhood is slamming down a bunch of gross mass produced candy on October 31st, I'll have a real goodie. Oh yeah, I'll have to post it too! (Eventually!) You know how it is. Work. Kids. Clean. Cook. I'll see if Bones Of The Dead is in my grandma's first recipe file she started when she married in 1932. Most of the recipes on my site came from her influence. If they aren't in her file - then I got them from her friends. And the remainder I experimented with adapting her style. I hope she looks down and smiles this Halloween. Lisa
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