Forgotten Cookies

(from jerseyjenny’s recipe box)

Delicious variations:
My favorite – crush up some peppermint and use instead of the nuts
Also good with walnuts.

Best enjoyed within a few days and up to a week. They start to crumble after that.

Source: Kelly Chladil

Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 15 minutes
Serves 12 people

Categories: cookies, gluten-free

Ingredients

  • 2 egg whites
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 cup pecans - chopped
  • 1 cup chocolate chips

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F

  2. Beat egg whites until foamy, add sugar 1 teaspoon at a time.

  3. Beat until very stiff (spoon should stand on its own).

  4. Add vanilla.

  5. Fold in nuts and chocolate chips.

  6. Drop individual cookies on cookie sheet that has been lined with foil.

  7. Place in preheated oven and then turn oven off (Yes that is right!!)

  8. Leave cookies overnight or until oven is cool.

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