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?
>
> Bob

These cookies have a delicate crispness to them, they are not soft like
marshmallows. They are one of my favorite cookies. I have also used
Splenda in them and they turn out fine.


Becca