… and my 12 days of cookies start now! Be excited, cause I sure am! 🙂
If you’ve been following my blog for a while, you know that I do a twelve days of cookies every December to celebrate the holidays. This year is no different. Since it’s December 1st, it’s time for the cookie posts to begin! Hurrah!
Day 1 of my 12 Days of Cookies: Chewy Flourless Chocolate Cookies. One of my friend’s moms used to always have these flourless chocolate cookies from the local grocery store on the counter when I came over. They were crunchy on the outside, soft and chewy on the inside, and chock full of walnuts. I felt guilty because I ate so many of them every time I came over, but she really is one of the nicest moms I’ve ever met and made sure we were always well fed, even it meant being full with dessert.
I read through the ingredient list numerous times, trying to figure out how I could remake this cookie at home. Too bad I couldn’t even pronounce half of the ingredients used. No bueno. So when I saw this recipe on Relish, I gave it a shot with very high expectations.
Perfect. That’s how I would describe these cookies. They were spot on to those grocery store cookies without all the added preservatives. This recipe doesn’t make that many, so double it if you wish. I ate six the first day. No joke. I usually don’t even eat my cookies– I normally give them all away! But these babies didn’t go anywhere but my belly. Hey, a girl is allowed to be selfish sometimes.
- 1¾ cups powdered sugar
- ½ cup Dutch process cocoa (made with alkali)
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 egg whites
- 1 cup coarsely chopped pecans or walnuts, toasted
1. Preheat oven to 300F.
2. Mix together sugar, cocoa, cornstarch and salt. Gradually add the egg whites, stirring with a spoon until mixture forms a dough. Add nuts; mix well.
3. Form dough into 15 balls. Place on a parchment-lined (or silpat) cookie sheet. Bake 16 to 19 minutes, until glossy and crackled. Place cookies on a wire rack and cool completely.