Dad'S Favorite Strawberry Meringue Kisses - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 egg whites
1 tsp. vanilla
1/4 tsp. cream of tartar
1 c. sugar
vanilla ice cream
fresh or frozen strawberries, sliced and sweetened

Preparation

To prepare individual meringue shells, have egg whites at room temperature in a small mixing bowl.
Combine first 4 ingredients. Cover large baking sheet with plain ungreased brown paper or with kitchen parchment.
Draw 8 circles, 3 1/2-inches in diameter. Spread each with about 1/3 cup of meringue.
Using back of spoon, shape into shells.
Form a hollow in center.
Bake meringues at 275\u00b0 for 1 hour.
Turn off heat and let dry in oven (door closed) about 1 hour.
Fill with vanilla ice cream and top with fresh or frozen strawberries.