If you crave cookies but don’t mind passing on dense buttery richness, try these light, sweet Chocolate Chip Meringue Cookies. They consist of just the basics: sugar, chocolate and nuts, held together in a meringue cloud. Meringue Cookie Occasions The holidays are over. We have just followed a celebration featuring […]
A measure of cloves rounds out the sweetness of cinnamon and dark brown sugar to create an intriguing flavor in Aunt Betty’s Spicy Oatmeal Cookies. The spices lay down a lingering impression on the tongue to sweeten the bitter notes in the coffee Aunt Betty loved to share. They also taste great with cold milk in a wide glass for dipping.
Aunt Hen’s Chocolate Angel Pie nestles a chocolate cream filling into a crust of crunchy sweet meringue. The result is a pie that strikes an elegant balance between light and satisfying.
This recipe takes Meringue Cookies to a new level of intensity and relevance, producing a cookie that is dense, chewy, flavorful and abundantly satisfying. Besides that, it is gluten free.
I love February. I like the way it sounds, beginning with a frisky fricative followed suddenly by the pairing of two unlikely mid-word consonants in a mismatch that invites us to think before speaking. I like the way it begins with that famous rodent checking the shadows for promises of […]
This recipe offers a delightful way to use up leftover candy canes. Bright with seasonal flavor, Peppermint Meringue Cookies are a good choice when you want a bite of something festively sweet but not too heavy. As an added bonus these gems are not only light and fresh but they are also gluten free.
the perfect recipe when you want to make a large quantity of cookies that most everyone will like. These are dependable as snacks, when feeding a crowd of hungry teenagers or taking something sweet to share at an event. They might also bring a smile of recognition and a memory or two to those who have been baking for decades.
How is cooking like writing poetry? It is, in the end, all a process of alchemy. To make a chocolate truffle or pen a verse, we begin with a bit of this and a bit of that. Soon, the happy affinity of one bit for another transforms the whole into a new creation. What we end up with is often quite delicious and so much more than the sum of its parts.
It’s Christmas week and things are looking festive. Winter is officially here and the short days end in darkness punctuated by festive displays of light. My sense of taste has stopped craving a palette of corn and pumpkin and turned to peppermint and chocolate. I saw these little cookies near […]
The Virtues of Coconut? To be honest, I didn’t think I liked Macaroons. In truth I have always avoided them. It was never even a challenge to say no to an offered tray of those nubby golden mounds. My aversion to flaked coconut was written in my mind as a […]
A few chocolate chips and a handful of chopped almonds give luscious flavor to these heart-shaped Meringue Cookies. Drizzled with chocolate, or adorned with a few Chocolate Filigree Hearts, these cookies make a pretty Valentine treat or a thoughtful gift to celebrate a special occasion. A Favorite Cookie for Valentine’s […]
This unusual crust puts a layer of crisp meringue on the bottom and turns this Lemon Meringue Pie upside-down. Using meringue for the crust is perfect for those who don’t care for pie pastry or simply prefer something lighter. Here the meringue provides a pleasing crunch while the nuts and crumbs add interest in contrast to the smooth lemon filling.