Chewy Flourless Chocolate Cookies

By cmschnettler

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups powdered sugar
• 1/2 cup Dutch process cocoa (made with alkali)
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 egg whites
• 1 cup coarsely chopped pecans or walnuts, toasted

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 300F.
Mix together sugar, cocoa, cornstarch and salt. Gradually add egg whites, stirring with a spoon until mixture forms a dough. (Mixture should be thick enough to form into balls; if not add more powdered sugar and cocoa). Add nuts; mix well.
Form dough into 15 balls. Place on a parchment-lined cookie sheet. Bake 16 to 19 minutes, until glossy and crackled. Remove from parchment paper and place on a wire rack to cool completely.