Double-strawberry Baked Alaska (for 2)

Total Time: 2 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 2 big deluxe classic chocolate chunk macadamia nut cookies, uncooked (from an 18 oz. package)
• 1 cup strawberry ice cream
• 1 cup frozen strawberries, partially thawed
• 2 tablespoons seedless strawberry jam
• 2 egg whites
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 tablespoon chocolate syrup
• 2 hershey chocolate kisses, for garnish and still wrapped

Recipe

• 1 heat the oven to 350ºf.
• 2 place the cookie dough rounds 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• 3 bake for 14-18 min, or until edges are golden brown.
• 4 cool for 3 min; remove from cookie sheet and cool completely, about 15 minute.
• 5 place 1/2 cup of the strawberry ice cream on top of each cookie.
• 6 place them 4-5 inches apart on the same cookie sheet, cover loosely and freeze until hardened, at least 1 1/2 hours or until serving time.
• 7 meanwhile, in a small bowl, mix strawberries and jam; refrigerate.
• 8 to serve: heat oven to 450ºf.
• 9 in a small bowl, beat egg whites with an electric mixer on high speed until foamy.
• 10 gradually beat in the cugar until stiff peaks form.
• 11 beat in vanilla.
• 12 spread egg mixture over ice cream on each cookie, covering the ice cream and cookie edge completely.
• 13 bake for 4-6 min or just until meringue is lightly browned.
• 14 immediately remove from cookie sheet; place on individual dessert plates.
• 15 place strawberries from sauce on side of each dessert; spoon some of the sauce over the tops.
• 16 drizzle each with the chocolate syrup and place one un-wrapped kiss on each plate.
• 17 serve immediately.