Forgotten Cookies (Nigella's Merookies)
Forgotten cookies are so easy to make! These pillowy, melt-in-your-mouth sweets are flavored with cardamom, chocolate, and pistachios.
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 1 hr 30 min
- Yield
- 12 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
- 2 large eggs (at room temperature, whites only)
- 1/8 tsp kosher salt
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 tsp cornstarch
- 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
- 1/4 tsp ground cardamom
- 1/3 cup mini chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup finely chopped pistachios (+ 2 tablespoons for garnish)
Instructions
- 1
Note: Nigella's original recipe has you preheating the oven to 350°F. You then put the cookies into the oven, shut the door and turn the oven off immediately. Let the cookies sit in the turned-off oven overnight. I found it best (because I'm impatient) to preheat the oven to 200°F and bake for 1 1/2 hours instead. They also held their shape better!
- 2
Line a baking sheet with baking parchment paper.
- 3
In a bowl, whisk together the egg whites (save yolks for other use) and salt until you have soft peaks. Whisk in the sugar a little at a time until thick and glossy.
- 4
Carefully with a spatula fold in the cornstarch, vinegar and cardamom, then add the chocolate chips and the finely chopped pistachios.
- 5
With a spoon or small scoop, drop 12 mounds of the mixture about 1½-2 inches in diameter, onto a prepared baking sheet. Sprinkle with the remaining pistachios.
- 6
Put the cookies into the oven, shut the door and turn off the oven immediately. Let the cookies sit in the turned-off oven overnight. Or like me, preheat the oven to 200°F and bake for 1 1/2 hours instead. Let cool before consuming.