Lemon Meringue Cookies
(low fat & low calorie recipe)


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Lemon Meringue Cookies

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Lemon Meringue Cookies Recipe

Recipe Type: Cookies, Christmas Cookie, Gelatin, Diet, Drop Cookies
Yields: 50 cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 90 min


Ingredients:

1 (.3-ounce) package sugar-free lemon gelatin
1 cup super-fine or Baker's sugar
6 egg whites, room temperature
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar


Preparation:

Preheat oven to 250 degrees F. In a small bowl, combine the lemon gelatin and sugar together.

In a large bowl using your electric mixer, beat egg whites until foamy. While beating, add salt and cream of tartar. Add the gelatin/sugar mixture to the egg whites gradually (a tablespoon at a time) while beating; beat to stiff peaks. Check out How To Make A Perfect Meringue.

Drop batter by tablespoonfuls onto non-stick baking sheets.

Bake 90 minutes; turn off the oven, open the door slightly (secure with a wooden spoon), and allow cookies to cool in the oven. Remove from oven and store in a tightly covered (airtight) container.

Yields 50 cookies.

Lemon Meringue Cookies - Nutritional Information

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Item Amount Fat Grams Calories WW Points
egg whites 6 0 102 4
sugar 1 cup 0 768 15.8
lemon gelatin, sugar-free 1 (.3-ounce) pkg 0 80 2
Recipe Totals 0 950 21.8

Recipe yields 50 cookies

Each Cookie Totals - 0 Fat Grams, 19 calories, .4 WW Points