Servings: 48 servings
Category: Cookies | Fatfree
Ingredients
- 2 lg Egg whites
- 1/8 ts Cream of tartar
- 1/2 c Sugar
- 1/2 ts Vanilla extract
- 1 Bar white chocolate; *NOTE
- -broken into squares or
- -coarsely chopped,(3 ounces)
- Mixed color decors; OR
- -silver dragees, optional
Directions
*NOTE broken into squares or coarsely chopped,(3 oz) Light, crisp and with only a scant amount of fat, snowballs are tiny meringues capped with white chocolate and sprinkled with dot-size decorating candies for a festive finish. Meringues are easy to make, but for egg whites to whip properly, they must be free of fat. Use a dry, clean glass or metal bowl for beating the whites. If a speck of yolk breaks into the whites, scoop it out with a piece of egg shell. If you’re handy with a pastry bag, use one fitted with a 1/2-inch plain tube to form the snowballs. I use a scoop that holds about 2 1/2 teaspoons to form even mounds, but you can shape snowballs with a teaspoon. Meringues don’t change shape when they bake, so smooth any ragged edges before baking. Used a 3-ounce bar of Lindt Swiss White Tablette Blanche in this recipe. White chocolate requires less heat than regular chocolate to melt, so I set it in a bowl in a pan of hot (not simmering) water and stir until smooth. Preheat oven to 200 deg F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or foil. In large bowl of electric mixer, beat egg whites and cream of tartar until frothy. Add sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating well after each addition. Continue beating until meringue holds glossy, stiff peaks. Beat in vanilla. Drop meringue, about 2 teaspoons for each cookie, 1 inch apart onto prepared baking sheets. Bake 2 hours or until meringues are thoroughly dry to touch but not browned; rotate baking sheets halfway through baking. Remove cookies from oven and cool completely. Peel off parchment or foil. Melt white chocolate in a bowl set in a pan of hot water: stir until chocolate melts. Using a butter knife, spread 1/4 teaspoon white chocolate over top of each cookie. If desired, sprinkle a few color decors or silver dragees over each cookie before chocolate sets. Store at room temperature in a tightly covered container. Makes 4 dozen 1 1/4-inch cookies. Per cookie: Calories, 18; fat, 0.5g, protein, 0.2g, carbohydrates, 3g; cholesterol, trace; sodium, 4mg. Jan Nix, of Palo Alto, is author of “Food & Fitness” (HP Books). Published 12/06/95 in the San Jose Mercury News. Copied with permission from the San Jose Mercury News NOTES : Cal 11.8 Total Fat 0.2g Sat Fat 0.1g Carb 2.4g Fib 0g Pro 0.2g Sod 2mg CFF 14.7% Posted to EAT-LF Digest by Reggie Dwork on Nov 02, 1998, converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.