Author: Tag Sale Tastes
Ingredients
  • 2 cups coarsely chopped pecans
  • 2-1/4 cups powdered sugar
  • 6 tablespoons dark cocoa powder
  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • Pinch of salt
  • 3 egg whites
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 ounce chopped or grated bittersweet chocolate
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Place pecans on a baking sheet and toast in oven for 5 to 8 minutes, stirring occasionally, until fragrant and slightly brown, being careful not to let them burn. Remove from oven and set aside to cool.
  2. In a medium bowl, mix together the powdered sugar, cocoa powder, flour, and salt. Place the egg whites in a medium bowl, and using an electric mixer, beat until foamy. Stir in the vanilla and the powdered sugar mixture, and continue beating for an additional 1-2 minutes until smooth and shiny. (If batter seems too runny, add 2-3 more tablespoons of powdered sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time.). Fold in the pecans and chocolate.
  3. Drop the dough onto baking sheets by heaping tablespoonfuls, spacing about 2 inches apart. Bake approximately 15 minutes, or until dry and cracked on the surface but soft in the center when pressed. Allow cookies to cool on sheet briefly, then transfer to a wire rack using a spatula and cool completely.
Recipe by Tag Sale Tastes at https://www.tagsaletastes.com/2019/06/01/chocolate-chewies/