On Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:14:27 -0800, "Bob Terwilliger"
> wrote:

> Becca wrote:
>
> > Forgotten Cookies
> >
> > 2 egg whites, room temperature
> > 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
> > 2/3 cup sugar
> > pinch salt
> > 1 teaspoon vanilla
> > 1 cup chopped pecans
> > 1 cup chocolate chips
> >
> > Preheat oven to 350°. Cover one baking sheet with parchment paper or use
> > aluminum foil, sprayed with PAM. Beat egg whites until foamy, add cream of
> > tartar. Gradually add the sugar and continue beating until they hold stiff
> > peaks. Mix in salt and vanilla. Stir in pecans and chocolate chips. Drop
> > by teaspoonfuls onto the baking sheet. These cookies spread very little,
> > so you can put them close together. Put cookies in the oven, then turn the
> > oven off. Leave the cookies in the oven overnight with the door closed.
> > They should be ready to eat in about 4-5 hours, though (don't ask me how I
> > know).
>
> Looks very close to a recipe for meringues. Do they taste like gussied-up
> marshmallows?
>
If they are anything like Forgotten Pie, they won't taste like a
marshmallow. But I was disappointed that the recipes PL posted that
had chocolate chips, just like Becca's. I was hoping for something
more ethereal.


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Sometimes I even put it in the food.