Desserts Colleen McConnell Desserts Colleen McConnell

Forgotten Cookies

This recipe from my grandmother is a holiday favorite.

Forgotten Cookies

Yield: 55
Author: Doris Keenen

Ingredients

  • 2 egg whites
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 3/4 c. sugar
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 9 oz. chocolate bits
  • 3/4 c. pecan pieces

Instructions

  1. Set oven at 350 degrees. Grease 2 cookie sheets. Beat egg whites with salt until foamy. Beat in sugar gradually until very stiff. Beat in vanilla. Stir in chocolate bits and pecans. Drop by teaspoons on cookie sheet. Put in oven. Turn heat off immediately. Leave in oven overnight. Do not open door until morning.
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