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
-
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F
-
Beat egg whites until foamy, add sugar 1 teaspoon at a time.
-
Beat until very stiff (spoon should stand on its own).
-
Add vanilla.
-
Fold in nuts and chocolate chips.
-
Drop individual cookies on cookie sheet that has been lined with foil.
-
Place in preheated oven and then turn oven off (Yes that is right!!)
-
Leave cookies overnight or until oven is cool.