Good for you chocolate meringue cookies!

After being tortured by Jillian michaels for the last few days and eating dang near close to perfect, I started craving chocolate. Chocolate preferably in the form of cake or cookies. Determined not to give in, I started thinking of an alternative. I thought of meringues, those yummy, crispy airy delicacies. It's just egg whites, right? And a teeny bit of sugar. I figured I could add chocolate and call it a day. I did a quick google search and quickly discovered that there are thousands of recipes out there for meringues! I couldn't believe all of the variations! I just wanted chocolate, so I went with this one and modified it pretty heavily. I followed the baking instructions in the recipe, so these aren't true meringues, not crispy and airy, but more dense and chewy, but plus side, they only take about 12 minutes to bake versus 2-3 hours.Here's the recipe:3 eggs at room temperature. (if you're anything like me, you hate seeing the words room temperature because it requires advance preparation, so just put the eggs in a bowl of hot tap water for a few minutes. Voila. Room Temperature!)Preheat the oven to 350Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and spray with PAM1/2 cup of organic coconut sugar2 TBL cocoa powder3TBL organic cocoa nibs2 oz dark chocolate chopped finely1/2 tsp vanilla1/2 tsp cream of tartar or a teeny splash of white vinegar Start by separating the eggs. I find the easiest way to do this is to crack it in my hand over a bowl and let...
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