Fudgy Flourless Chocolate-Pecan Cookies Recipe

Makes ~ 20 cookies

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Ingredients:

  • 3cups powdered sugar
  • ⅔cup unsweetened cocoa
  • ¼teaspoon salt
  • 3large egg whites, at room temperature
  • 2teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1(4-oz.) semisweet chocolate bar, chopped
  • 1cup toasted chopped pecans

Directions:

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Sift together powdered sugar, cocoa, and salt in a large bowl. Step 1
  • Whisk egg whites until frothy. Stir egg whites and vanilla into powdered sugar mixture. (Batter will be very thick.) Stir in chopped chocolate and pecans until well combined. Step 2
  • Drop cookies 3 inches apart using a 1 ½-inch cookie scoop (about 2 tablespoons) on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet lightly greased with cooking spray. Step 3
  • Bake in preheated oven until tops are shiny and cracked, 8 to 10 minutes. Cool on baking sheet 5 minutes; transfer to wire racks, and cool completely, about 15 minutes. Step 4