The edges of the meringues are crisp, but the center pieces are slightly soft. Don't chop the chocolate too finely or it will completely melt in the meringue.
A crowd-pleasing mash-upof two great party desserts, this etherealtreat is made by layering coffee-flavoredsponge cake, whipped mascarponecheese and grated white chocolate.
'I'm one of the cooking project leaders for my daughter's 4-H club, where these soft delicious cookies were a great hit with the kids,' reports Marietta Slater of Augusta, Kansas.
These treats come heartily endorsed by Joanne Shew Chuk of St. Benedict, Saskatchewan. She relates, 'I bake a lot of different muffins, but I use this recipe the most.'
