(8) Christmas Meringue Cookies

Dough:
Blend well:

• 2 egg yolks
• 2-1/2 c flour
• 1 t salt
• 1/2 t baking powder
• 3/4 c sugar
• 2/3 c shortening
• 1/4 c milk
• 1 t vanilla
  

Chill dough while making meringue.

Meringue:

• 2 egg whites
• 1/4 t salt
• 1/2 c sugar
• 1/2 t vanilla
• 1/2 t vinegar
• 6 oz chocolate chips
• 1 c crushed candy canes
  

Beat egg whites and salt until soft mounds form. Gradually add sugar. Beat until stiff peaks form. Fold in other ingredients.

Shape dough in balls on ungreased cookie sheets. Flatten balls with glass dipped in sugar. Top with meringue. Bake at 325F for 20 to 25 minutes.

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My mom got this recipe from our friend Sheri Edwards in Christmas 1993. That was the Christmas Mom and Dad returned to the States (from Nigeria) quite suddenly because Dad was diagnosed with cancer. They left us kids with missionary friends here and stayed in Los Angeles for a month with Sheri's mom and dad, good friends of ours from church. Mom made these cookies the next year, when we were all together in Los Angeles, and we fell in love with them, too!