Are you ready for Holiday Cookies? Somehow the day following Thanksgiving is somewhat of a comatose one, or at least a day where people actually relax a bit between preparing for the turkey feast and launching into the cheer of December. Black Friday and Cyber Monday have been stretched to almost five days with many retailers hopefully relieving the urge to shop at 3 a.m. or for any tramplings this year. It seems a good time to start turning the corner toward seasonal sweets.
I did some holiday ‘baking’ early this year to kick off your December with some delicious options. I lied, actually. I did not do any baking but I do have some great no bake treats. Chocolate Lavender Fudge with Salted Caramel Top was my kick off and a delectable, easy to make option for the holidays. The unique flavors of lavender mixed with chocolate, topped with caramel is fantastic and if you are more of a fudge purist, the caramel can be left off allowing the fudge to stand on its own.
Today I have an update of a favorite cookie my Grandmother used to make when I was a child: Forgotten Cookies. Basically a meringue chock full of chocolate chips and pecans, the flourless cookie batter is whipped up, scooped onto a baking sheet and placed in a preheated oven which is turned off allowing the cookies to set, ‘forgotten’, overnight. When rising in the morning, you’ll be greeted by a tray of prim, white cookies while have set overnight. They have a melt-in-your-mouth, light, airy quality and are a bit kinder on the waistline than some holiday cookies can be!
I have been a bit obsessed with Mint M & M’s and making something with them. After a few experiments I decided to convert Nana’s Forgotten Cookies into a Christmas-colored mint version using mint M & M’s. There are two options available, the first being Mint M& M’s which come in three shades of green (love that) or a holiday version which comes in a green, red and white mix. I opted for 3/4 ‘s of the green mint and ¼ of plain red M&M’s for color purposes. The M&M’s are very minty so if you want to tone them down, interspersing non-mint chocolate version is the way to go.
Mint M&M Forgotten Cookies
Ingredients
- 2 egg whites
- 2/3 cups sugar*
- Pinch of salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup pecans or walnuts , chopped
- 1 cup Mint M&Ms (or a mix of mint and plain chocolate), in holiday colors if for Christmas
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 3/4 cup of the M&M's. Drop onto a baking pan lined in ungreased tin foil, a baking mat or parchment paper by the spoonful (I used a larger dining spoon or cookie scoop). Hand place the remaining M&M's on the tops of the cookies.
- Turn off the oven. Place cookies in the oven and leave until morning.
Recipe Notes
*To make the cookies snowy-white use pure white granulated sugar. I used orangic granulated sugar which is slightly tan in color making the cookies off-white.
Disclosure: I received copies of each cookbook for the purposes of this review. All opinions are my own.
Real Estate & Lifestyle in Northern Colorado says
December 9, 2017 at 10:21 amThis recipe is one of the top high Altitude Cookie Recipes to Bake this Christmas! I am obsessed with the concept of “forgotten cookies”! Genius!
Thank you for letting me share it!! Merry Christmas -Joanna
Teresa D says
December 3, 2014 at 10:12 pmI love Chocolate Peanut Butter No Bake Cookies.
Carolyn Daley says
December 3, 2014 at 9:40 pmMy favorite holiday treat is homemade snickerdoodle cookies.
Laurie Emerson says
December 3, 2014 at 8:48 pmMy favorite holiday treat is my Date Roll. My grandmother passed it down to mom and she passed it down to me. I admit it is rich in flavor but always reminds me of them both when I make it.
Kelley Roach says
December 3, 2014 at 8:31 pmI want these cookbooks please.
Tina Reynolds says
December 3, 2014 at 8:07 pmI would so love this cookbook
Lesley F says
December 3, 2014 at 7:26 pmI so want these cookbooks and I love making spritz cookies for Christmas
Linda G. says
December 3, 2014 at 11:49 amI want these cookbooks. My little niece loves Hello Kitty, it would be fun to make some of these for her!
Gina Guthrie says
December 3, 2014 at 6:56 amI want these cookbooks please. 🙂
Colleen Cayes says
December 2, 2014 at 7:50 pmI want these cookbooks!
And I am going to make the forgotten cookies. I have a unique opportunity right now – two houses are getting built over the next few months right next door. I can’t possibly afford the calories of baking batches of cookies – but if I take MOST of them out to the guys working on the houses, and only eat 3 out of each dozen, I’ll be able to enjoy a lot of cookies I otherwise don’t dare have around. These will be first! (If I “remember ….”)
Daniel M says
December 2, 2014 at 5:03 pmI Want These Cookbooks’!
sandra says
December 2, 2014 at 12:39 pmI want these cookbooks!
Missie Freeman says
December 1, 2014 at 11:35 pmI collect cookbooks. I love Hello Kitty. And…I want these cookbooks!
kayla hyde says
December 1, 2014 at 11:05 pmMy favorite treat is a pumpkin roll!
Denise Welch says
December 1, 2014 at 8:36 pmI love to have this cookbook.
Tracy Spangler says
December 1, 2014 at 7:56 pmMy favorite holiday treat is kabocha squash fudge! Thanks!
itzia says
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jenna says
November 30, 2014 at 11:43 pmmy favorite slow cooker “recipe” is beans: they come out so creamy and flavorful, especially my favorite black beans a.k.a. turtle beans. Dump aromatics, bay leaves, S&P and beans with lots of water (smoked meat, optional), turn on high until temperature maxes, give a good stir (so beans don’t compact from swelling). Turn cooker to low and go. Favorite holiday treat is much harder: sweet or savory? make or eat? serve or gift? eat at a rousing party or in an intimate circumstance? My sentimental favorite is everything at a traditional TDay feast, EXCEPT candied yams. Sweet potatoes are so delicious and nutritious just plain; why smother them in nauseating quantities of sugar??? I love Brussels sprouts & chestnuts in brown butter with nutmeg and lots of pepper. Also, homemade yeast rolls. And, Sanrio.
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