2 Calorie Cookies

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  • halfpintpeggy
    halfpintpeggy Posts: 64 Member
    Oh....I am sooo going to make these TODAY!! Taking the eggs out of the fridge right now. I'm also going to steal your mini lemon meringue pie idea. ( genius!) What else do you have up your sleeve???
  • JustSomeEm
    JustSomeEm Posts: 20,269 MFP Moderator
    Bump so I can find again when I get home. :)
  • cwoyto123
    cwoyto123 Posts: 308
    1/2 cup splenda?
    What's wrong with splenda? Lmfao.
  • IAmJustina
    IAmJustina Posts: 19 Member
    How bout I just spray vanilla scented febreze in the air and then inhale it. Less cals & work...


    LMAO! That's hilarious!
  • potatogirl741
    potatogirl741 Posts: 64 Member
    Quite a bit of people in this thread seem to be very judgemental and negative. Everyone has different ideas and I think this one's great. It's not like he's shoving the cookies down your throat, he's just putting a recipe out there. Chill out. If you don't wanna eat them THEN DON'T. I will definitely be trying the lemon ones!

    And if you're gonna inhale febreze instead........ please do. the whole can. wash it down with some bleach while you're at it for being so rude.

    someone needs a cookie...

    This. Don't be so hangry...
  • amusedmonkey
    amusedmonkey Posts: 10,330 Member
    In for the cookies
  • nilbogger
    nilbogger Posts: 870 Member
    My heart wants to make merringues, but my brain tells me not to.
  • amcook4
    amcook4 Posts: 561 Member
    I love meringues! So light and they really do melt in your mouth. Once you get the technique down they are pretty easy to do, even easier if you have a stand mixer!
  • JTick
    JTick Posts: 2,131 Member
    I've tried to make meringues. Several times. They always came out smelling wonderful, but taste like dog poop. No, really. If I had to guess what dog poop tastes like, it would be my meringue cookies.

    I'll have to stick to store bought.
  • AlysonG2
    AlysonG2 Posts: 713 Member
    Mmmm I LOVE meringue, but it's definitely a PITA to get it right.
  • Menecairiel
    Menecairiel Posts: 164 Member
    My heart wants to make merringues, but my brain tells me not to.

    The store bought ones are good too!
  • kbeardmore22
    kbeardmore22 Posts: 283 Member
    bump
  • AndreaEllen
    AndreaEllen Posts: 71 Member
    LEMMOONNN!!! Lemon! Lemon! Lemon! :heart: :love:
  • graced111
    graced111 Posts: 69 Member
    bump
  • Forever4me
    Forever4me Posts: 76 Member
    Bump to make tonight!
  • WAS287GOAL170
    WAS287GOAL170 Posts: 44 Member
    Can I just use egg whites substitute in a carton to measure the grams? I suck at separating eggs.
  • LC458
    LC458 Posts: 300 Member
    Thanks for the recipe! These sound delish and I love cooking and baking so these should be entertaining to make :)
  • tracydr
    tracydr Posts: 528 Member
    How many cookies does this recipe make? Can I use stevia extract or is the Splenda important for texture, like sugar is in a lot of baked goods?
    Definitely trying these. I need to run to the store for more eggs since I gave my chickens to the neighbor. Moving in a month so chickens went bye! Bye!
  • tracydr
    tracydr Posts: 528 Member
    My heart wants to make merringues, but my brain tells me not to.
    Life is easier with a stand mixer! I have never failed, with the stand mixer to get egg whites or whipped cream to a nice peak.
    One trick on the meringue, make sure your bowl is completely clean and dry. A tiny amount of grease from a previous baking session will cause them to fail.
  • xesixb
    xesixb Posts: 165 Member
    Used to have them when I was little. They're soooo good! Love the coffee flavor ones.
  • Ang108
    Ang108 Posts: 1,711 Member
    I make mine with real sugar ( 4 spoons of brown sugar to four egg whites = 60 calories from sugar ) and add some instant espresso coffee. I get 18 meringues from it.

    60 calories from sugar

    60 calories from the egg white

    per meringue: 6.6 calories
  • Morgaath
    Morgaath Posts: 679 Member
    So what you are saying is that these are actually a negative calorie food, as I know I am going to burn more cals then that cooking them .
    Oh wait...I don't cook...OK, while I watch my wife cook these.
    I can never stand still while in the kitchen.
  • CardiacKev28
    CardiacKev28 Posts: 172 Member
    How bout I just spray vanilla scented febreze in the air and then inhale it. Less cals & work...

    Great! I have to try this.lol
  • nilbogger
    nilbogger Posts: 870 Member
    My heart wants to make merringues, but my brain tells me not to.
    Life is easier with a stand mixer! I have never failed, with the stand mixer to get egg whites or whipped cream to a nice peak.
    One trick on the meringue, make sure your bowl is completely clean and dry. A tiny amount of grease from a previous baking session will cause them to fail.

    I have a stand mixer. What I don't have is motivation.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    Why are you calling meringue a cookie? Its just not!
  • dunnodunno
    dunnodunno Posts: 2,290 Member
    How bout I just spray vanilla scented febreze in the air and then inhale it. Less cals & work...

    LMFAO!

    It would probably taste better too.
  • stephanieluvspb
    stephanieluvspb Posts: 997 Member
    Febreeze has a vanilla scent!!?? Where have I been!?
  • bciloveme2014
    bciloveme2014 Posts: 213 Member
    Sounds good, I will try it.
  • teresamwhite
    teresamwhite Posts: 947 Member
    I second (or third) the stand mixer idea, if you have one. And it's essential the bowl and mixers be clean...I wipe mine down with vinegar to make sure to cut any grease that might be on them. And if you are feeling fancy (and really, if you are going through that much effort to make meringues, then you might as well go for it), spoon the meringue into a piping bag and pipe out the cookies before baking. I find I have more control with a bag, than just spooning them out onto the cookie sheet.

    You can also try dusting them with pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon, cocoa powder or my favorite...a mix of 1/4 tsp chile powder to 1T powdered Splenda (excellent on lime meringues, btw)...

    If you are horrible at separating eggs, yes you can use liquid egg whites, or meringue powder found in the cake decorating section of your grocery store. (I don't know the nutritionals on the meringue powder offhand, though...just that it works!)
  • CallMeCupcakeDammit
    CallMeCupcakeDammit Posts: 9,377 Member
    I'd rather just eat a sleeve of oreo's.

    That's mah boy right there!

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