Chocolate Fudge Meringues

Ingredients:

• 3 egg whites
• 1/2 tsp. cream of tartar
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 2 C. confectioners' sugar
• 1/2 C. unsweetened cocoa
• 1 oz. semisweet chocolate, finely chopped
  

Directions:

1. In medium-size bowl, beat egg whites until foamy.
2. Add cream of tartar and salt; beat to soft peaks. Beat in sugar gradually, beating until mixture forms stiff, shiny peaks. Fold in cocoa; fold in chopped chocolate.
3. Drop mixture by tablespoons onto parchment or foil-lined cookie sheets.
4. Bake at 300 degrees F until cookies feel crisp when touched, 20 to 25 minutes.
5. Cool in pans on wire racks.