Forgotten Cookies

Prep Time 15 mins

Cook Time 12 hrs

Total Time 12 hrs 15 mins

Cooking Method: Baking

Cuisine: American

Courses: Cookies, Dessert

Difficulty: Beginner

Cooking Temp: 350 F

Servings: 30

Calories: 65

Best Season: Suitable throughout the year

Dietary: Dairy-free, Gluten-Free

Description

The most dramatic cookie in the book. Stiff meringue loaded with chocolate chips, chopped pecans, and vanilla is dropped onto a buttered sheet, placed into a 350°F oven, and then the oven is turned off immediately. The cookies sit in the residual heat overnight — do not open the oven, do not peek — and emerge the next morning as crisp, airy, chocolate-studded meringue clouds.

Ingredients

2 Egg whites
2/3 Cups Sugar
6 oz. Chocolate chips
1 Cup Pecans, chopped
1 tsp. Vanilla extract

Instructions

1
Preheat oven to 350°F.
2
Beat egg whites, adding sugar and vanilla gradually, until stiff peaks form.
3
Gently stir in chocolate chips and chopped pecans.
4
Drop by spoonfuls onto a lightly buttered cookie sheet.
5
Place cookies into the oven. Immediately turn the oven OFF.
6
Leave cookies in the oven overnight. DO NOT OPEN THE DOOR.
7
Remove the next morning. Cookies will be crisp and airy.

Nutrition Facts

Servings 30

Amount Per Serving
Calories 65kcal

% Daily Value *
Total Fat 4g7%
Saturated Fat 1g5%
Sodium 5mg1%
Total Carbohydrate 8g3%
Dietary Fiber 1g4%
Sugars 7g
Protein 1g2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Note

Do NOT open the oven door after placing the cookies inside. Do not peek. The residual heat does all the work and a drop in temperature will ruin the meringue texture.

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