Flourless Chocolate-Walnut Cookies

Brownie-like cookies with crackly tops and toasted walnuts, made without flour, butter, or oil.

By @food52

Original recipe source

Cook time: 30 minutes

Servings: 4

Ingredients

• 2 cups walnuts
• 3 cups confectioners’ sugar
• 0.5 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 0.25 teaspoon salt
• 4 egg whites
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
2. Spread the walnuts on a large rimmed baking sheet and toast in the oven for about 9 minutes, until they are golden and fragrant. Let cool, then coarsely chop the nuts.
3. In a large bowl, whisk the confectioners’ sugar with the cocoa powder and salt, followed by the chopped walnuts.
4. Add the egg whites and vanilla extract to the dry ingredients and stir until the batter is just moistened (do not overbeat or it will stiffen).
5. Spoon the batter onto the prepared baking sheets in 12 evenly spaced mounds.
6. Bake the cookies in the center of the oven for 14 to 16 minutes, until the tops are glossy and lightly cracked.
7. Slide the parchment paper with the cookies onto wire racks and let cool completely before serving.