4 Ingredient Chocolate Meringue Cookie Recipe

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Looking for an easy Chocolate Meringue Cookie recipe to make for your family this week? This recipe only needs 4 ingredients, and it’s so easy since it’s different than a standard cookie recipe, it’s fun to make!

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Easy Chocolate Meringue Cookie Recipe

When you are looking for something different to make for a little treat, you’ve got to give these Chocolate Meringue Cookies a try. They have such a light and delicate taste. They can also be the perfect recipe to make if you have lots of eggs that you need to use up!

These are wonderful, crisp cookies that are filled with chocolate flavor but not filled with as many calories as typical cookies. These are naturally gluten-free.

Ingredients in Meringue Cookies

What you need:

  • Egg Whites. I use fresh egg whites from fresh eggs in this recipe and I have not used the egg white liquid from the store. Save the egg yolks to use in other recipes.
  • Vanilla Extract. Use Homemade Vanilla Extract or store bought to give this cookie a little more flavor.
  • Sugar. This recipe uses plain white sugar and not brown sugar. I have not tried it with a sugar alternative and don’t think they would turn out right.
  • Cocoa Powder. You want to use unsweetened cocoa powder in this recipe. I haven’t tried it with hot chocolate mix but I think that would be a fun experiment!
Whipping Egg Whites for Meringue Cookies

Step by Step Instructions for Making Chocolate Meringue Cookies

Begin by whipping the egg whites and the vanilla together. You will need a large bowl and a hand mixer (or a stand mixer if you have one) to do this.

Whipped Egg Whites and Vanilla

Continue to whip the egg whites until they get very fluffy and form soft peaks. (You do not want to whip them until the stiff peaks form.)

Adding Chocolate to Meringue Cookies

Slowly fold in the cocoa and the sugar and continue to whip together. Try not to over-whip. Turn off your mixer as soon as all of the ingredients have been incorporated.

Unbaked Meringue Cookies

Drop by spoonful on a greased cookie sheet. I’ve used a plastic bag to drop mine on the sheet to make a little extra pattern in the cookies. You can also just use a spoon and make a large dollop. If you have one, you can use a piping bag to make them a more perfect shape or fancy design.

Bake in the oven at 300F for 30-35 minutes. Do not remove them from the oven earlier, or they will deflate. If you make 2 trays of cookies as shown here, be sure to switch the trays so that each will be able to spend time on the bottom of the oven.

After you take them out of the oven, let them cool a bit. Enjoy them!

Fun Variations for the Easy Chocolate Meringue Cookies

  • For an extra chocolatey taste, you can also melt some chocolate chips, take the cookies, and dip half of them into the melted chocolate. Let them dry on wax paper. You could also use sprinkles or add chopped nuts like walnuts, pecans, or hazelnuts.
  • Replace the cocoa powder with powdered freeze-dried strawberries for strawberry meringue cookies. You could dip these in chocolate too!
  • Replace the vanilla flavoring with mint for a chocolate mint cookie.
  • Replace the vanilla extract with orange extract and/or orange zest for an orange chocolate cookie.
Chocolate Meringue Cookie Recipe

Tips for Making Easy Chocolate Meringue Cookies

How long do Meringue Cookies last?

Meringue Cookies should be able to stay good up to 2 weeks if stored in an air-tight container. This recipe makes about 20 cookies so if you have a family that loves cookies, they won’t last long!

What do Meringue Cookies taste like?

They are very light and crunchy since they are basically made from egg whites. The chocolate recipe helps to give them a yummy flavor. Think chocolate crackers but lighter.

Why are my Meringue Cookies sticky?

It’s possible that they were not cooked long enough or were not able to cook on the bottom. I recommend trying a pre-heating stone baking sheet for cooking to ensure that they get done on the bottoms and don’t leave you with a sticky mess. The final product should be crisp and not chewy.

What do I do with leftover Meringue Cookies?

If you have any left after enjoying them, place them in an airtight container and store on the countertop at room temperature.

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Easy Chocolate Meringue Cookie Recipe

Making homemae meringue cookies is easier than you thought with this simple recipe!

Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword Chocolate Meringue Cookies
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 24 cookies
Calories 28 kcal
Creator Merissa

Ingredients

  • 3 egg whites
  • 3/4 teaspoon vanilla
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
  • chocolate chips 0ptional, for coating

Instructions

  1. Begin by whipping the egg whites and the vanilla together.
  2. Continue to whip the egg whites until they get very fluffy and form soft peaks.
  3. Slowly add in the cocoa and the sugar and continue to whip together. Try not to over-whip. Turn off your mixer as soon as all of the ingredients have incorporated.
  4. Drop by spoonful on a greased cookie sheet. I’ve used a plastic bag to drop mine on the sheet to make a little extra pattern in the cookies. You can also just use a spoon and make a large dollop. Bake at 300F for 30-35 minutes. Do not remove them from the oven earlier or they will deflate. If you make 2 trays of cookies as shown here, be sure and switch the trays so that each will be able to spend time on the bottom of the oven.
  5. After you take them out of the oven and let them cool a bit. Enjoy them!
Nutrition Facts
Easy Chocolate Meringue Cookie Recipe
Amount Per Serving
Calories 28 Calories from Fat 1
% Daily Value*
Fat 0.1g0%
Saturated Fat 0.1g1%
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.004g
Monounsaturated Fat 0.04g
Sodium 6mg0%
Potassium 20mg1%
Carbohydrates 7g2%
Fiber 0.3g1%
Sugar 6g7%
Protein 1g2%
Calcium 1mg0%
Iron 0.1mg1%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Have you ever tried making meringue cookies? Do you think your family would enjoy this easy Chocolate Meringue Cookie recipe?

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Merissa Alink

Merissa has been blogging about and living the simple and frugal life on Little House Living since 2009 and has internationally published 2 books on the topic. You can read about Merissa’s journey from penniless to freedom on the About Page. You can send her a message any time from the Contact Page.

This recipe for Easy Chocolate Meringue Cookies was originally posted on Little House Living in December 2010. It has been updated as of December 2023.

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18 Comments

  1. Looking forward to doing these with the kids for treats and gifts~About how many does one recipe make, on average?

  2. I made these the other day but added my own little twist I put mini chocolate chips in them. I have tried to make meringue cookies before and I could not get the egg whites to whip up this time they came out perfect. Thank you for this recipe I hope my in laws like them they are being used as gifts.

  3. When I added the cocoa and sugar my mixture which was nice and fluffy went flat and the cookies ended up being flat as well. Any idea what happened?

  4. I made them and they turned out beautiful. I now know just the right size to make and they were a quick and easy treat for the family. They were a complete HIT!
    p.s. I use fresh eggs from my chickens so instead of 3 large eggs I used 4 medium to smallish eggs,

  5. I tried making these and they came out terrible, the mixture came out super liquidy and I dont know what happened. They were very flat. I even tried a second batch that i hand mixed thinking i over mixed and it still came out the same way. I feel like i am missing a key ingredient to thicken them up. What did I do wrong?