Mammys Forgotten Cookies Recipes

FORGET-ME-NOTS (FORGOTTEN COOKIES)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line baking sheet with foil or parchment paper. Do not grease.
• Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form.
• Stir together salt and sugar then gradually beat into the beaten whites.
• Stir in vanilla and fold in the chocolate chips.
• Drop by mounded teaspoonfuls on the lined baking sheet and place in preheated oven. Immediately turn oven off. Let cookies dry over night. Resist peaking so as not to let out the heat.

FORGOTTEN COOKIES I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (170 degrees C).
• Beat egg whites with the salt until foamy. Slowly add sugar, one tablespoonful at a time, beating after each addition until the meringue stands in stiff peaks.
• Stir in vanilla and fold in chocolate chips. Drop by teaspoonfuls on a lined baking sheet and place in preheated oven.
• After 2 minutes, turn off oven. Leave meringues in oven overnight. Remove from pan and store in cookie tin lined with paper towel.

FORGOTTEN COOKIES

Steps:

• Position 2 oven racks in the center of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment.
• Beat the egg whites and salt in a large bowl on medium speed until frothy. Add the cream of tartar and increase the speed to medium high. Beat in the sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, then add the vanilla extract. Continue beating until the meringue is thick, glossy and holds stiff peaks, about 6 minutes. Gently fold in the chocolate chips with a rubber spatula.
• Using a spring-loaded ice-cream scoop (or 2 spoons, using one to nudge the meringue off the other), scoop the meringue into mounds about 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets. Sprinkle each cookie with a few more chocolate chips.
• Put the baking sheets in the oven, then immediately turn off the oven. Let the meringues stand in the oven until dry, at least 4 hours and up to overnight.

FORGOTTEN COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Beat egg whites until stiff.
• Add salt and sugar and beat a little more.
• Fold in nuts and chips.
• Drop batter by teaspoons on baking sheets.
• Place in oven and turn oven off. Let set overnight (no peeking!).

SURPRISE MERINGUES

Steps:

• Place egg whites in a large bowl; let stand for 30 minutes. Add the vanilla, cream of tartar and salt; beat on medium speed until soft peaks form. Gradually add sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating on high until stiff glossy peaks form and sugar is dissolved, about 6 minutes. Fold in chocolate chips and nuts. , Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake at 250° for 40-45 minutes or until firm to the touch. Turn oven off; leave meringues in oven for 1-1/2 hours. Remove to wire racks. Store in an airtight container.

MAMMY'S FORGOTTEN COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees
• Beat egg whites and salt until it is foamy. Slowly add the sugar a couple of tablespoons at a time, this is important. Beat after each addition until stiff peaks form.
• Stir in the vanilla and then fold in the chocolate chips.
• Drop by tablespoons on a wax paper lined cookie sheet and place the sheets in the preheated oven.
• After 2 minutes, turn the oven off. Leave the cookies in the oven overnight. In the morning, remove from the cookie sheet and store in airtight containers, lined with paper towels to absorb any moisture.