Meringue Shell Cookies have a crisp ribbon of meringue and soft crumbly center. These cookies are lightly sweet and made perfect with a dusting of powdered sugar which makes them look and taste irresistible.
Author: Natasha of NatashasKitchen.com
Servings: 60shell cookies
Calories: 82
Prep Time: 1 hourhr
Cook Time: 28 minutesmins
Total Time: 1 hourhr28 minutesmins
Ingredients
For The Shell Cookie Dough:
1cupunsalted butter, softened, (16 Tbsp or 226 grams)
!Prep: Preheat Oven to 350˚F. Line a 3/4 baking sheet with parchment (or 2 regular half sheets)
In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment, add: 16 Tbsp butter, 3 egg yolks, 1/2 cup sour cream and mix medium/low speed just until combined. It won't be smooth.
Add 2 cups flour and add the last 1/2 cup slowly just until dough is no longer sticking to clean fingertips. When dough is ready, turn it out onto floured work surface then wash and dry your mixing bowl and make your meringue:
How to Make Meringue Cookie Filling:
In the bowl of your stand mixer, beat 3 room temperature egg whites on high speed 1 minute until thick and foamy. With the mixer on, slowly and gradually add 3/4 cup sugar. Once sugar is all in, continue beating on high for 5 min or until the meringue forms stiff peaks.
How to Assemble Meringue Shell Cookies:
While meringue is mixing, divide cookie dough into 4 pieces and roll each into a log. Cut each log into 15 equal pieces and roll them into balls between your hands. Roll each ball with a rolling pin into a 2" diameter circle.
Dollop a teaspoon of meringue into the center of each round then fold the cookie n half and in half again and lay it on it's side on the lined baking sheet. Space cookies at least 1/2" apart.
Stuff 3 walnut pieces into the meringue of each cookie then bake at 350˚F for 25 to 30 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Transfer to wire rack to cool to room temp before dusting with powdered sugar.
Notes
*To measure flour correctly, spoon flour into a dry ingredients measuring cup and level off the top with the blunt edge of knife. **Nutrition label shows values per cookie (1 batch makes 60 cookies)
Nutrition Facts
Meringue Shell Cookies (Rakushki)
Amount per Serving
Calories
82
% Daily Value*
Fat
5
g
8
%
Saturated Fat
2
g
13
%
Cholesterol
18
mg
6
%
Sodium
5
mg
0
%
Potassium
25
mg
1
%
Carbohydrates
6
g
2
%
Sugar
2
g
2
%
Protein
1
g
2
%
Vitamin A
120
IU
2
%
Vitamin C
0.1
mg
0
%
Calcium
8
mg
1
%
Iron
0.4
mg
2
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.