Cookies While You Sleep

• 2 egg whites
• 2/3 cup sugar
• Pinch of salt
• 6 ounces mini-mint or regular mini-chocolate chips
• 1 cup finely chopped pecans (or 1/2 cup ground pecans)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a chilled bowl, with chilled beaters, beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Add sugar and salt, and beat until stiff. Fold in chips and nuts. Drop by teaspoonful onto a foil-lined cookie sheet. Put the cookies into the hot oven, close the door immediately and turn off the oven. Leave in the oven overnight or 6 to 8 hours minimum.

Makes 3 dozen.

Source: Jean Burlage, St. Petersburg