Chocolate Pecan Chewies (flourless)

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 2 1/2 tablespoons cocoa
• 2 2/3 cups pecans, chopped
• 3 egg whites, at room temperature
• 1 pinch salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f
• 2 line two cookie sheets with parchment paper or silicone liners.
• 3 sift confectioners' sugar and cocoa together in a large bowl.
• 4 add pecans to sugar and cocoa mixture; stir to combine well.
• 5 in a mixing bowl, using a mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, whip egg whites until foamy, add salt and vanilla, and beat to soft peaks; do not allow mixture to get stiff or dry.
• 6 gently fold egg whites into the confectioners' sugar mixture, using a rubber spatula, until thoroughly combined.
• 7 using a spoon, drop batter onto a cookie sheet (12 to a sheet).
• 8 bake for approximately 10 minutes.