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Chocoate Chewies are meringue based crispy chewy cookies with crackled top.

Chocolate Chewies

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These meringue based pecan chocolate chewies are a perfect cure for chocolate craving. They are low fat, gluten-free, and lactose free sweet treat.
Course Dessert
Cuisine Western
Diet Gluten Free, Low Fat, Low Lactose
Keyword bittersweet chocolate, egg white, gluten-free, low fat, low lactose, meringue, pecan, quick, sweet treat
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 2 dozens
Author Hyegyoung K. Ford

Ingredients

  • 3 egg whites
  • 3 cups powdered sugar
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 2 tbsp flour
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla
  • pinch salt
  • 2 cups pecan finely chopped

Instructions

  • preheat oven to 350˚F. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
  • Place egg whites, powdered sugar, cocoa powder, flour, vanilla, and salt in an electric mixer; Stir in a low speed until everything is blended. Beat at high speed for 1 minute. Stir in pecans.
  • Drop heaping tablespoons on a lined cookie sheet, leaving 2-inches apart, and bake for 15 minutes.
  • Let the cookies cool on the cookie sheet for 5 minutes than transfer to a rack to cool completely.
  • Store the cookies in an airtight container or a zip bag. To freeze, put them in an airtight zip bag and freeze up to 3 months.

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