Title: Chestnut meringues
 Categories: Cookies
      Yield: 36 Servings
 
      2    Egg whites
    1/2 c  Superfine sugar
      1 ts Vanilla extract
      4    Marrons glaces; chopped
      2 ts Superfine sugar

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      1 ts Sweetened hot chocolate mix
 
  Grease several baking sheets; line with parchment or waxed paper.
  Preheat oven to 275 F (135 C). In a very clean grease-free bowl, beat
  egg whites until very stiff, but not dry. Add 1/2 tablespoon of the
  1/2 cup sugar; beat until sugar is incorporated and meringue is stiff
  and shiny. Add remaining sugar, a little at a time, beating well
  after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Carefully fold in chopped
  marrons glaces. Using two small teaspoons, spoon small oval shapes of
  mixture onto prepared baking sheets. Lightly sprinkle remaining 2
  teaspoons sugar over meringues. Bake meringues 1-1/4 hours or until
  crisp and dry on outside, but soft in the center; cool. Sift hot
  chocolate mix lightly over each meringue. Remove meringues from paper.