Desserts
Royal Meringue Cookies

Recipe submitted by DaVita renal dietitian Barbara from Alabama.
Portions: 20
Serving size: 2 cookies
Ingredients
- 6 egg whites, fresh (1 cup)
- 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- sprinkles as desired
Preparation
- Preheat oven to 275° F.
- Lightly butter and flour two large cookie sheets.
- In a large bowl, let the egg whites warm to room temperature, about 15 minutes.
- With electric mixer at high speed, beat egg whites with cream of tartar, salt and vanilla until soft peaks form when beater is slowly raised.
- Gradually beat in granulated sugar two teaspoons at a time, until very stiff peaks form. Mixture should be moist and shiny.
- Drop meringue by tablespoonfuls, using rubber spatula to push meringue from spoon to form mounds, 1” apart. There should be approximately 40 mounds.
- Sprinkle each mound with sprinkles if desired.
- Bake about 1 hour or until crisp and very light golden color.
- Cool on wire rack. Store in a covered container until ready to serve.
Nutrients per serving
- Calories: 44
- Protein: 1 g
- Carbohydrate: 10 g
- Fat: 0 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
- Sodium: 43 mg
- Potassium: 29 mg
- Phosphorus: 2 mg
- Calcium: 1 mg
- Fiber: 0 g
Renal and Renal Diabetic Food Choices
- 1/2 high calorie
Carbohydrate Choices
- 1/2
Helpful Hints
- Add an extract such as lemon or almond for extra flavoring.

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