Start with room-temperature egg whites, use a clean stainless steel bowl and beat the mixture until stiff, glossy peaks form.

If you like your cookies moist and chewy rather than crisp and crumbly, this is one trick you'll want to keep in mind the next time you bake a batch at home.

With a few ingredients and delicate hands, try this simple recipe for homemade fortune cookies for Lunar New Year.

When egg whites are whisked, air is trapped in them, and remains trapped when the whisked egg whites are folded into meringues, mousses or soufflés and baked. Egg whites will whisk to a greater ...