Forgotten Cookies are meringue cookies with chocolate chips and chopped nuts. They are placed in a previously heated oven and ‘forgotten’ overnight to finish!
Updated December 2018
This is a cookie kinda month in my book. I personally have scaled back to focus my baking on preparing for Santa.
These cookies are beautiful, glossy batter when put on the cookie sheets and emerge in the morning with a matte meringue finish.
I have had my eye on a recipe from my Grandmother’s recipe box and this occasion seemed the right time to break it out.
Forgotten Cookies. With a name like that who could pass up making them; especially in this month filled with sentimental mood and generous heart toward anyone or anything needing some love.
I remember these cookies from when I was a child. My Grandmother was not a mad baker but managed to deliver whenever we visited. It’s funny to think about that now.
Do Grandmother’s still bake cookies in anticipation for visits from their grandkids? A very civilized hospitality if you ask me.
Grandmother’s now are probably too busy taking Zumba classes, playing mahjong and growing micro greens for their smoothies I suppose.
What are Forgotten Cookies?
This cookie is basically a lovely meringue cookie but with more substance in its ‘bite’ due to the chocolate chips and nuts.
Ingredients in Forgotten Cookies?
The ingredients in Forgotten Cookies are simple and probably in your kitchen right now:
- Egg whites
- Granulated Sugar
- Salt (I prefer Kosher Salt)
- Vanilla Extract
- Pecans
- Semi-sweet Chocolate Chips
How to Make Forgotten Cookies
The ingredients are mixed together, dropped by spoonfuls (tip: If you wanted the recipe to yield more, use a small dining spoon) onto a baking sheet, and put in the preheated oven (which is then turned off).
As the name suggests, they are ‘forgotten’ until the next morning.
The magical transformation from a glossy, wet batter to crisp, matte cookie still enchants me. Forgotten Cookies expand a bit overnight too.
Naturally Gluten-Free
After becoming gluten-free I appreciated them even more since there is no flour.
A Secret Tip about Forgotten Cookies
The cookies will actually set within a few hours and will be crisp to the touch with a matte finish. So if you can’t wait, check them after a few hours.
It’s still fun to pop them into the oven and find them finished in the morning (especially for little chefs)!
Kids Can Make Forgotten Cookies
This is a very easy cookie to make with children too. They can help with the measuring and dropping the batter onto the cookie sheet. A heavy mixer works great to whip up the egg whites in no time. Sticking these in the oven before bed to let your little chefs discover the fully formed cookies in the morning is sure to bring on the holiday excitement!
How to Store
Store Forgotten Cookies in an airtight container, layering waxed paper between layers of cookies.
Keep them in a cool, dark place for up to 2 weeks.
Freezing them
They can also be frozen. Pack them in the same way as described above.
Store them for 3-4 months and thaw at room temperature in the container.
Note: The recipe for Glogg (Scandanavian mulled wine) which was originally featured here has moved to its own page!
Recipe
Forgotten Cookies
Ingredients
- 2 Egg Whites
- 2/3 cups Granulated Sugar
- Pinch of Kosher Salt
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 1 cup Pecans , chopped
- 1 cup Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Beat egg whites until foamy, approximately 3 minutes.
- Slowly add sugar while beating egg whites until stiff.
- Stir in salt, vanilla, pecans and chocolate chips. Drop onto ungreased cookie sheet by the spoonful (I used a small dining spoon so the cookies were about 1 tablespoon of the batter each)
- Turn off the oven. Place cookies in the oven and leave until morning without opening the oven while they are hardening.
Diana @ Brooklyn Galley says
Aren't vintage recipes the best? I recently made Toll House peanut butter cookies from the restaurant's 1940s cookbook for my blog and they came out outstanding. You're right that many people assume the chocolate chip cookie recipe came from Nestle, when it fact it was the Toll House restaurant owner. And she apparently had a lot more recipes that became classics, like the Toll House Onion Soup. Keep on cooking from vintage recipes!
Kris @ Attainable Sustainable says
Forgotten cookies look like a perfect gluten free option. This part could be a problem for me, though:
Place cookies in the oven and leave until morning.
The Cozy Herbivore says
Words cannot express how much I love the combination of egg whites and sugar. These cookies look DIVINE! And what a great pairing the Glogg is! Your blog is absolutely lovely, so nice to participate in the swap with you!
Magic of Spice says
I love mulled wine! These cookies do look wonderful, I don't remember ever having or seeing them and I did think of the of the chocolate chip company when I saw Tollhouse 🙂
vie silencieuse says
og the cookies look yummy, but eew eew Gløg!
Angela @ Mind Over Batter says
I love a meringue cookie of any kind, but one that has chocolate chips and pecans? Well, that's taking it to a 'nother level entirely. I'm also digging the Glogg. Actually, I kinda just like saying the word “glogg”. Now I know what I'm doing with that bottle of wine in the fridge… I'm gloggin'!
Anonymous says
My cookies are in the oven, I am looking forward to trying one with my morning cup of tea. Thank you for sharing!
Shumaila says
You are so lucky to have your grandmother's recipe box and this is just the perfect recipe for this time around! Such an interesting cookie recipe and the mulled wine looks fabulous!
Stephanie @ Eat. Drink. Love. says
What an unusual cookie recipe! They look good though! And that mulled wine also looks fabulous and would definitely make a wonderful gift!
CS says
I am so utterly charmed by both of these recipes, but especially the forgotten cookies. How they look, how they imagine they must taste, and the way you make them! Never heard of them. Am likely to try them over Christmas with friends. I especially love the photo of the original recipe card with the stains .. just like all of ours also look!