Love the low-cal & airy crispness of meringue cookies? Then you'll autumn inward honey amongst these Pecan Meringue Kiss Cookies! Because the mash as well as flavour of chopped pecans as well as a hint of almond extract brand already-fabulous meringue cookies fifty-fifty better.
My hubby Mark as well as I are fortunate to accept access to a furnish of fresh, home-grown pecans. At to the lowest degree when the squirrels don't larn them all earlier us, that is! And believe me, beating the squirrels to the pecans is a never-ending battle, for sure. But when nosotros are able to trounce those spunky piffling squirrels? ... There's aught improve than to taste those fresh pecans inward home-baked sugariness treats similar these Pecan Meringue Kiss Cookies.
See, at Mark's Mom's house, at that topographic point are 4 large pecan trees scattered throughout her yard. Have yous e'er seen pecans growing on the tree?
The pecans themselves grow as well as mature within greenish husks that are clustered together inward minor bunches all over the tree. To me, the clusters are actually quite pretty.
Several times throughout the autumn equally the pecans are ripening, either nosotros or Mark's Mom select handgrip of buckets as well as get together upwards the pecans from the solid soil ... if the squirrels haven't gathered them upwards earlier us!
One of my husband's favorite things to exercise is to 'help' the ripe pecans along. He loves to climb the trees as well as give the branches a piffling shake, releasing all those pecans that were only barely nevertheless clinging to the opened husk.
Just similar a squirrel, he climbs agency upwards into the tippie tops of the trees ... making me a nervous wreck the whole time, of course. But ... he does shake unloose a ton of yummy pecans.
And straightaway it's almost pecan-time hither inward North Carolina. Here's to hoping nosotros trounce the squirrels to at to the lowest degree unopen to of the pecan harvest this year! Because I'd actually honey a furnish of fresh home-grown pecans ... fifty-fifty if it's only plenty to brand a batch of these deliciously-crisp Pecan Meringue Kiss Cookies.
Pecan Meringue Kiss Cookies
Source: Adapted from "Pass the Plate" yesteryear First Baptist Church, Winston-Salem, NC
Ingredients
- 2 egg whites
- 1/8 tsp. cream of tartar
- 1/2 c. sugar
- 1/4 tsp. almond extract
- 1/2 c. chopped pecans, divided
- Place egg whites, cream of tartar, as well as almond extract inward a large bowl. Beat at highest mixer speed until soft white peaks form, almost two minutes. While continuing to trounce at high speed, real slow pour saccharide in, a piffling fleck at a time. Keep beating until strong peaks form.
- Very gently crimp inward all but almost two tablespoons of the chopped pecans.
- Drop yesteryear heaping teaspoonful onto a parchment-lined cookie sheet. {Or, fill upwards a piping handbag fitted amongst a real large tip as well as pipage the mixture onto the baking sheet.} Sprinkle reserved chopped pecans on the tops.
- Bake at 250 degrees for xl minutes. Let stand upwards on the cookie canvas until completely cooled.
- Store at room temperature inward an airtight container.
Enjoy!
