Coconut Meringue Cookies
Description: Simple, delicious coconut meringue cookies.
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From a Pot: Coconut Meringue Cookies
Coconut Meringue Cookies
Simple, delicious coconut meringue cookies.
This is a bit of a different take on classic meringue cookies with added coconut. They kinda taste like a healthier version of Raffaello - absolutely delicious for any coconut lover.
These are likely the easiest cookies on my blog, they require only five ingredients and very little effort. Meringue cookies are also the perfect way to avoid food waste when you're making other recipes that call for egg yolks but leave the whites behind.
If you have never tried them, meringue cookies are light, airy, crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside. The addition of coconut makes them even better!
Prep Time
Prep Time:
10 MinutesBake Time:
1 Hour and 30 MinutesTotal Time:
1 Hour and 40 MinutesEquipment
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- Electric mixer
- Baking tray
- Parchment paper
Nutritional values
Shopping List
- Egg whites: 2.0
- Sugar: 70.0 g
- Salt
- Lemon juice
- Coconut: 150.0 g
Ingredients and Instructions
Ingredients
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Scale
Coconut Meringue Cookies
Egg whites: 2
Sugar: 70 g
Salt: 0.5 tsp
Lemon juice: 1 tsp
Coconut: 150 g
Instructions
Coconut Meringue Cookies
Ingredients
Egg whites: 2
Sugar: 70 g
Salt: 0.5 tsp
Lemon juice: 1 tsp
Coconut: 150 g
- Separate the egg whites from the egg yolks. Add the egg whites to a large, clean bowl along with a pinch of salt, lemon juice, and sugar.
- With an electric mixer, beat the egg whites on high speed for about 5 minutes or until they form stiff peaks. The whites should be firm enough that they will not fall out if you turn the bowl upside down.
- Using a wooden spoon, gently fold in the coconut flakes. If desired, you can also add vanilla extract, food coloring, or golden sprinkles at this stage.
- Use a teaspoon to scoop the mixture onto a baking tray lined with parchment paper.
- Bake in a preheated oven at 100°C (225 °F) for about 1 hour and 30 minutes or until they are set and no longer soft. Baking times may vary depending on your oven.
- Allow the cookies to cool completely before removing them from the baking tray. Store them in an airtight container to keep them crisp.
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Notes:
- Be careful when separating the egg whites from the yolks, if even a tiny bit of yolk gets into the whites, they may not whip up properly. The same can happen if your mixing bowl isn’t perfectly clean.
- Feel free to add food flavorings such as vanilla, peppermint, or almond extract. You can also add food coloring like pink, blue, or green, for special occasions to make the cookies more fun!
Fun Facts:
- In the 17th century, Queen Elizabeth I of England was so fond of these light, crispy cookies that she supposedly called them "kisses." In some recipes they are still referred to as meringue kisses or snow kisses.
- Because meringues are made mostly of air and water (which evaporates during baking), they are incredibly light. A traditional meringue cookie is about 90% air.
- Meringue cookies are hygroscopic, meaning they act like sponges for moisture. On a humid or rainy day, the cookies will absorb water from the air, turning them from crisp and snappy to chewy and sticky in a matter of minutes. So store them in an airtight container.
- Coconut is not actually a nut, despite the name, a coconut is botanically a drupe - a fruit with a hard shell enclosing a seed. This puts it in the same family as peaches, plums, and cherries! It can be classified as a fruit, a nut, and a seed all at once.
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