Marbled Chocolate Meringues

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup bittersweet chocolate, chopped
• 4 egg whites
• 1 cup sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 275°. line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• 2 bring 2 inches water to a simmer in a saucepan.
• 3 put chocolate in heatproof bowl and set over simmering water. melt, stirring occasionally. set aside to cool slightly.
• 4 in another bowl, combine egg whites and sugar. place over simmering water and whisk until hot, 4 to 5 minutes. transfer bowl to a mixer and beat on high speed until stiff peaks form and mixture is lukewarm, 4 to 5 minutes.
• 5 remove bowl from mixer and drizzle melted chocolate over the egg whites, folding in with a rubber spatula until just marbled.
• 6 use a soup spoon to drop batter in large mounds spaced 1 1/2 to 2 inches apart on the baking sheets.
• 7 bake until crunchy outside and still chewy inside, 35 to 40 minutes.
• 8 transfer pans to a wire rack and cool completely before removing the cookies from the parchment.
• 9 store in an airtight container.