For those who’re like me and imagine that a few of the finest cookie recipes are the previous ones, then I’ve a deal with for you at the moment. These meringue cookies are known as Forgotten Cookies since you scoop them onto baking sheet, put them in an oven, flip the oven off and go away them in a single day!

If waking as much as freshly baked cookies within the morning is mistaken, I by no means need to be proper!

What are Forgotten Cookies?

Forgotten cookies include a overwhelmed egg white with a number of goodies folded in (nuts, chocolate and coconut) which are scooped onto a foil-lined baking sheet (don’t forget the foil!) and positioned in a scorching oven that you just flip off promptly. 

They simply so occur to be gluten-free if that’s your factor. I made the recipe as-written, however I believe you would have a variety of enjoyable right here with completely different mix-ins: coconut, macadamia nuts and butterscotch chips? Dried cherries, orange zest and white chocolate?  Lemon zest, hazelnuts and a splash of Frangelico–all sound wonderful!

Most frequently, I slide these forgotten cookies within the oven at night time, go away them in a single day and get up to completely crisp meringue cookies studded with pecans, chocolate chip and coconut. I supposed you would bake early within the day and revel in cookies within the afternoon, however breakfast cookies are at all times extra enjoyable.

My household recipe card for these forgotten cookies has a be aware that calls these ‘in a single day cookies’ and ‘meringue cookies.’

It’d really feel bizarre to preheat the oven, slide a sheet of cookies in, after which flip off the oven and go away it closed for 8 hours, however that’s the finest technique for making these! Don’t be tempted to open the oven and peak, otherwise you would possibly find yourself with soggy weepy meringue cookies.

One non-negotiable factor about this recipe: you have to use foil! You need to line the baking pan with foil. This helps with even warmth distribution, for the reason that recipe technically bakes in a turned-off oven.

The Substances

• Egg White. These forgotten cookies are meringue cookies, so we’re solely utilizing egg whites, not complete eggs. It is a small batch recipe that solely makes 8 cookies, so we solely want 1 egg white. You’ll be able to double or triple this recipe simply, although!
• Sugar. Common, granulated white sugar, one third of a cup.
• Vanilla. I at all times bake with pure, vanilla extract. Despite the fact that this meringue cookies recipe solely makes 8, you continue to want ½ teaspoon of vanilla extract. The vanilla flavors the meringue so nicely, and makes the cookies style even sweeter.
• Chocolate Chips. You should use ½ cup of chocolate chips or ½ cup of chopped chocolate from a bar. Any sort of chocolate is okay right here: semisweet, darkish, milk, and even white chocolate.
• Nuts. I am utilizing walnuts on this recipe as a result of they’re simpler to seek out than pecans. My maternal grandmother was Texan, so she at all times baked with pecans. She even had large pecan bushes in her yard! Use no matter nuts you want, however you should definitely frivolously toast them earlier than including them to the batter. For those who like pecans, do not miss my Pecan Chocolate Chip Cookies recipe.
• Coconut. We’re utilizing sweetened shredded coconut flakes for this recipe (the stuff within the blue bag). If you wish to scale back the sugar a bit, you need to use desiccated coconut with out sugar.

Find out how to Make Forgotten Cookies

Preheat the oven to 350. Make sure the oven reaches this temperature earlier than placing the meringue cookies into the oven. Line a cookie sheet with foil.

Find out how to retailer Meringue Chocolate Chip Cookies

This recipe solely makes 8-10 cookies, relying on how massive you scoop them. In case you have leftovers, it is best to maintain them within the freezer or at room temperature in an air-tight container. Don’t retailer meringue cookies within the fridge, as a result of they may soak up moisture and grow to be soggy. The chilly, dry air of the freezer will maintain them crisp the longest. You should definitely retailer them in an air-tight freezer container in order that they do not soak up any odors from the freezer meals. Take away from the freezer and let relaxation at room temperature (uncovered) for a number of hours to thaw earlier than serving.

How lengthy do meringue cookies final?

At room temperature, meringue cookies can last as long as one week, if saved in an air tight container. Within the freezer, they’ll final for months.