Thursday, August 21, 2008

California Ranch Pecan Drop Cookies

HARRIS RANCH PECAN DROP COOKIES

2/3 cup egg whites
1 tsp. cream of tartar
1 3/4 cups firmly packed brown sugar
1/8 tsp. salt
3 Tbsp. vanilla
2 1/4 cups chopped pecans

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease cookie sheet or line cookie pan with parchment and set aside.
Place egg whites and cream of tartar in small bowl of mixer and beat at high speed. Slowly add brown sugar, salt and vanilla. Continue beating 3-5 minutes, or until egg whites stiffen and soft, glossy peaks form.
Fold in pecans. Drop cookie dough in teaspoon-sized mounds onto prepared cookie pans and bake 10-15 minutes. Cool cookies before removing from pan.

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