Gluten-Free Chocolate Pecan Cookies
"This recipe was in our local paper yesterday, courtesy of Mr. Mitchell Moore of Campbell's Bakery. I made a batch this morning, and they are sooooo deeply chocolate-y and rich! Crisp outside, chewy inside...perfect. Hint: chill dough, and slightly underbake for maximum chewiness."
photo by La Dilettante
- Ready In:
- 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Yields:
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4 dozen
- Serves:
- 48
ingredients
- 709.77 ml confectioners' sugar
- 118.29 ml plus 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder (natural or Dutch-process, Moore uses Valrhona)
- 1.23 ml salt
- 591.47 ml pecans, toasted and chopped
- 4 large egg whites, at room temperature
- 14.79 ml pure vanilla extract
directions
- Mix cocoa, sugar, and pecans.
- Stir in egg whites and vanilla, and mix until blended, but do not whip. Chill for half an hour.
- Drop by spoonfuls onto baking sheet lined with parchment.
- Bake at 350 for 14-16 minutes. Remove to rack to cool.
- Pour a glass of milk and eat half of them yourself.
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These are incredibly delicious. My celiac friend LOVES them so I make a batch to take to her every time we meet. Lightly crisp outside and fudgy chewiness inside. So satisfying.
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