Chocolate Pecan Clouds

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 5
• 2 large egg whites, at room temperature
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2/3 cup sugar
• food coloring (optional)
• 1 cup pecans, chopped
• 1 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips or 1 cup mint chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 275 degrees f.
• 2 grease baking sheets.
• 3 in a large mixer bowl at high speed, beat egg whites, vanilla, cream of tartar and salt until soft peaks form.
• 4 gradually add sugar and, if desired, a few drops of food color and beat until very stiff and glossy and sugar is almost dissolved.
• 5 by hand, fold in pecans and chips.
• 6 drop by well-rounded teaspoonfuls about 1 inch apart on baking sheets.
• 7 bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until set and dry to the touch.
• 8 cool cookies on baking sheets for 1 minute.
• 9 carefully transfer cookies to wire racks to cool.
• 10 store in an airtight container in a cool place.