Coconut Meringue Cookies
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  • Number of Servings: 20
Ingredients
1-1/2 cups sweetened shredded coconut2 egg whites1/4 tsp vanilla extract Dash of salt2/3 cup granulated sugar
Directions
Beat egg whites and dash of salt until soft peaks form. Gradually add in sugar while beating until peaks are stiff and glossy.
Fold in coconut.
Drop by rounded teaspoon onto greased baking sheet.
Bake at 325*F 18-20 minutes until set and very slightly browned.
Center will still be soft.
Servings Per Recipe: 20
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 52.7
  • Total Fat: 1.9 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 20.7 mg
  • Total Carbs: 8.8 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 0.3 g
  • Protein: 0.6 g

Member Reviews
  • BUGSY61
     These are easy and delicious! I substituted no calorie sugar (Erythritol) instead of the real thing. I got 21 nice size cookies @ 26 calories each. I did chill the bowl and beaters plus turned the oven off when cookies were browned and left them in for a couple of hours. - 12/22/08
  • ERICSONK
     This is a great treat! I have made them a little different by sprinkling dry (flavored, sugar-free) gelatin powder on top of them before putting into the oven. Rasperberry gelatin has been favorite at our house - - 6/16/09
  • MFTAYLOR2
     These are great. I followed the recipe except I baked them for 15 minutes then turned the oven off and let them sit for 2-3 minutes. Also, make sure you grease the pan well because they will stick. I can't wait for my friends to try them tonight. Thanks for sharing! - 4/10/09
  • KERI2000
     Awesome! For a chocolate fix, add 1 TBSP of cocoa powder (adds 1 calorie per cookie). Also, instead of regular coconut, I toasted it before adding to the mix. These are great. I agree about the cooking spray - get them off the tray quickly too. - 8/2/09
  • HEALTHYDIVA3
     These are fantastic.... I also used almond instead of vanilla and used splenda instead of sugar. - 4/3/09
  • DMB1987
     These cookies were a hit at the holidays! I blinked and they were gone. I would recommend them to anyone. Also, when using a convection oven make sure to watch your cookies before the time in the recipe because mine were finished around the 15 minute mark instead of 18-20 - 12/29/08
  • LEARNINGTOLUVME
     First off omg this is the best recipe!! I could have ate them raw no need to cook. I personally used splenda since I had it at the house from the last recipe I did. It was similar to this but with a macadamia halve on top. But let me just say these are better by far no comparsion..yummmy!!! :) - 12/11/08
  • SMILEN
     So easy to make & good. They look like little white snowballs, so pretty! Makes a great Christmas gift & a great holiday cookie for any holiday by adding some food coloring. I added vanilla while beating whites. Put mixing bowl and beaters in freezer for 15 mins & you'll get great meringue. - 12/17/07
  • BLUBERRY
     These cookies are great especially if you're watching those calories. I only used 1/3 C sugar and they were really good. They were really easy. I had another meringue cookie recipe that called for choco chips and chopped nuts but you bake them different. I think you could add those ingreds to this. - 12/19/07
  • JENNIEB75
     These were wonderful! Easy to make... add the vanilla in while beating the eggs. I only needed to bake them for 17min in a convection oven. Will definitely make again (even hubby likes them!) - 12/19/07
  • MOOKY0324
     These were easy and quick to make. They turned out light and fluffy and delicious. They'll make the perfect Valentine's Day treat with red-dyed coconut sprinkeld on top! - 2/13/09
  • AMAKURU
     This is a n excellant variation to a basic recipe that I have used without the coconut: 1) mint flavoring and mini chocolate chips 2) cocoa for a light chocolate treat 3) cocoa + instant espresso for a mocha cookie. - 7/5/09
  • KLCMBAT
     Fantastic little cookies!!! Everybody loved them. I used 1 cup sweetened coconut and 1/2 cup natural coconut. Very good!!! - 4/3/09
  • KARRILEE
     These were SO easy... and Soooo yummy! I will have a meeting this morning and needed to bring some treat - and this was perfect - easy and quick and yummy and I was able to make it and still get in a workout before my meeting!!! Definitely a keeper! Next time I may add a bit of cocoa or something... - 12/8/08
  • CBDACH
     I had never tried a meringue cookie before. These are really good, easy to make and a nice sweet tooth fix. Thanks. - 12/11/08
  • LIVLUV17
     I'm wondering where the nutrition information came from for these cookies. I came up with 70 calories per cookie when I calculated it. I used sweetened coconut. Is it supposed to be unsweetened? - 12/27/07
  • LINZ0778
     Really tasty!! Mine spread out quite a bit and I took them out of the oven after 14 min. because they were getting brown around the edges, but this was my first meringue attempt. I want to make them again now that I have a feel for the "soft" and "firm" peaks. Thanks for a great recipe! - 12/13/07
  • SWTBLONDIE50
     I made these cookies and enjoyed them immensely.I also added approxiamately 9 mini chocolate chips which is 20 extra calories to each cookie.Thank you for this recipe. - 12/11/07
  • DAVISAM1
     Wow, these are really delicious. They came out with a slightly firm outside, but soft and chewy inside. I'm planning to take them to a cookie exchange in a couple of weeks. - 12/8/07
  • RITCHIEMOM42
     These cookies are great!! Super fast to make and I substitued the sugar with Splenda for a less sugary dessert!! - 8/20/09
  • CPETERSON41
     Simple and tasty...just what I needed for a coconut fix. I folded in the vanilla with the coconut but probably could have added it earlier? - 7/18/07
  • SUGARPUNK52
     Melt in your mouth goodness! - 5/10/09
  • KNTOWN
     These will definitely help you get your sugar fix. Yum! - 3/18/08
  • GTJENKINS
     This is delicious and so easy to make! Will make again! - 2/5/08
  • HOMEPINK
     Great recipe! I ate something like that at the hospital when I had just given birth to my first boy, and I couldn't find the recipe!! Thanks a lot! It tastes so good! - 1/19/08



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