Chocolate Chewies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups chopped pecans
3 large egg whites (do not use egg substitutes)
2 cups powdered sugar
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, plus
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
2 tablespoons ground-up pecans
1 pinch salt
3/4 teaspoon vanilla

Preparation

Pre-heat oven to 325 degrees F; line cookie sheet(s) with parchment paper.
Toast nuts until fragrant and brown. Cool.
Beat egg whites one at at time, then continue beating while adding powdered sugar, cocoa powder, and salt. Add vanilla; beat 2 minutes on high speed.
Fold in toasted pecans. Drop by heaping tablespoon on baking sheet 2-inches apart.
Bake in the middle of the oven 15-18 minutes or until dry on surface but soft in the center when pressed. DON'T OVERBAKE. Cool. Store in an airtight container for 3 days, or freeze up to 1 month.