Flourless Chewy Chocolate Cookies

Total Time: 22 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 17 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups powdered sugar (confectioners)
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 4 large egg whites, at room temperature
• 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325, and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• 2 separate eggs and place the whites into small bowl or measuring cup. add vanilla and whisk briefly to combine. set aside.
• 3 on low speed, combine powdered sugar, cocoa powder & salt in mixer fitted with whisk attachment.
• 4 with mixer still on low, add whites & vanilla a little bit at a time, whisking after each addition. once all has been incorporated, increase speed to medium and beat for 3-5 minutes. batter should become very thick.
• 5 using an ice cream scoop or large spoon, mound batter onto parchment paper in 5 spots, about 3 inches apart. <--- learn from my mistakes & don't try to make these small! towards the end i tried to stretch the batter out, and the small ones came out pretty weird :p.
• 6 place sheet on middle rack of oven, and cook 15-17 minutes until tops are glossy & lightly cracked.
• 7 remove pan from oven, and transfer parchment paper with cookies onto wire rack. cool 8-10 minutes on rack before attempting to peel from parchment. <-- also important! they'll break if you do this too soon.
• 8 repeat with remaining batter. cool completely and store in airtight container.