Chocolate-Cornflake Cookies (Marens-Kornflexkökur)
Cornflakes bring a pleasing crunch to these chewy chocolate meringues, a popular holiday treat in Iceland.
From: Saveur MAKES 2½ DOZEN
4 egg whites
1 cup sugar
4½ oz. semisweet chocolate, roughly chopped
3 cups cornflakes
1 tsp. vanilla extract
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.