Instructions

Step 1

Heat oven to 300°. Using an electric hand mixer, beat whites while slowly adding sugar until stiff peaks form. Fold in chocolate, cornflakes, and vanilla. Space tablespoon-size amounts of batter 1" apart on parchment paper-lined baking sheets; bake until crisp, about 20 minutes.

Recipes

Chocolate-Cornflake Cookies (Marens-Kornflexkökur)

Name: Chocolate-Cornflake Cookies (Marens-Kornflexkökur)
Total time: PT0D0H0M
Yield: makes 2 1/2 DOZEN
Ingredients: 4 egg whites; 1 cup sugar; 4 1 ⁄ 2 oz. semisweet chocolate, roughly chopped; 3 cups cornflakes; 1 tsp. vanilla extract

Serves
makes 2 1/2 DOZEN

INGALLS PHOTOGRAPHY

Cornflakes bring a pleasing crunch to these chewy chocolate meringues, a popular holiday treat in Iceland. This recipe first appeared in our December 2014 issue with the story Northern Lights.

Ingredients

4 egg whites
1 cup sugar
4 ¹⁄₂ oz. semisweet chocolate, roughly chopped
3 cups cornflakes
1 tsp. vanilla extract

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Instructions

Step 1

Heat oven to 300°. Using an electric hand mixer, beat whites while slowly adding sugar until stiff peaks form. Fold in chocolate, cornflakes, and vanilla. Space tablespoon-size amounts of batter 1" apart on parchment paper-lined baking sheets; bake until crisp, about 20 minutes.