Who needs butter to make cookies? These chocolate chewies don’t need any butter or oil but still create crisp on the outside and moist inside texture. They are literally chewy as the name reveals.

I believe these meringue based chocolate cookies were the most popular cookies in a famous bakery in Savannah, Georgia, named “Gottlieb’s”. There are flourless recipe versions for these chocolate chewies. However I prefer with Gottlieb’s recipe, which includes very little amount of flour. They stay fresh longer and chewier.

Chocolate Chewies

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

Since these cookies are meringue based, you will need egg whites. Room temperature eggs work the best for making meringue. I love this little orange fish yolk separator. It does the job perfectly!

1. Place egg whites, powdered sugar, cocoa powder, flour, vanilla, and salt in an electric mixer; Stir in a low speed until everything is blended.
2. Beat at high speed for 1 minute. Stir in pecans.
3. Drop heaping tablespoons on a lined cookie sheet, leaving 2-inches apart, and bake for 15 minutes.
4. Let the cookies cool on the cookie sheet for 5 minutes than transfer to a rack to cook completely.
5. Store the cookies in an airtight container. They also freeze well.

Having a chocolate craving? These are the perfect cure. So treat yourself with these adorable chewies. They are quite rewarding.

You can also find the same recipe in my blog;
http://www.beyondkimchee.com/chocolate-chewies/

Happy baking~!