Meringue Cookies Recipe

Ingredients

4 egg whites

3/4 cup sugar

2 tsp. cornstarch

1/4 tsp. almond extract

36 blanched whole almonds

Optional fruit sauce:

1/2 cup sugar

1 container blueberries

1 container raspberries

1 tsp. vanilla

Optional topping:

Cool-whip

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.

Beat egg whites for 5 mins. Add sugar. Beat an additional 5 mins. Add cornstarch and almond extract. Beat another minute.

Pour 9 individual cookies out onto the baking sheets. Top with 4 almonds each. Place in oven. Reduce temperature to 250 degrees. Bake for 45 minutes.

Heat sugar and berries over the stove for 5 mins. Stir in vanilla.

When cookies have cooled, serve topped with fruit sauce and Cool-whip.