First and foremost, Happy New Year, y’all!
The arrival of the New Year just makes me feel older. Even though I'm only 27, I'm finding myself in complete shock at how quickly time passes. I can’t believe my 10-year high school reunion invitations are being addressed as we speak. Don’t get me wrong though: I am not longing for the old days. No thank you to the acne that hit me in my early 20s instead of high school when it hit everyone else. Nor am I pining to relive my no-leg shaving phase or my weird, indie rock/emo clothing and horn rimmed glasses days.
On Christmas, my lovely Godparents (hi Glori & Carl!) found some photos from my awful emo phase. I distinctly remember the day when I wore cut-off army green pants and black converse to chemistry lab. My skinny ankles stuck out just enough to give a peak at my unshaven legs. (Do I even need to mention that a bra-less phase coincided with the hippie no-shaving phase?) Anyway, this blonde-haired beauty queen sat next to me that day. Her intense glares made it clear that she not only disapproved whole-heartedly of my 'look', but she was puzzled why a woman would want to portray herself this way. I want to thank that girl because she made me shave my legs and thus ended the razor-free streak in my life (and probably prevented futures ones as well). Her name was Summer, and I’m almost certain her last name was a season, too. (I bet Summer the beauty queen has 4 kids, bad roots and barely enough time to shave her own legs these days, just sayin’).
In the spirit of forgetting the awkward days of our youth, I want to share my grandma’s recipe for forgotten cookies.
Forgotten cookies consist of a beaten egg white with lots of goodies folded in (nuts, chocolate and coconut) that are scooped onto a foil-lined baking sheet (do not forget the foil!) and placed in a hot oven that you turn off promptly. They just so happen to be gluten-free if that’s your thing. I made the recipe as-written, but I think you could have a lot of fun here with different mix-ins: coconut, macadamia nuts and butterscotch chips? Dried cherries, orange zest and white chocolate? Lemon zest, hazelnuts and a splash of Frangelico? Have at it!
You will adore this simple cookie recipe.Forgotten Cookies
Ingredients
Instructions
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
8
Serving Size:
1
Amount Per Serving:
Calories: 160Total Fat: 10gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 23mgCarbohydrates: 19gFiber: 2gSugar: 16gProtein: 2g
vianney says
oh I love your intro.. Ya I bet Summer is no longer the beauty queen of her youth, lol
These cookies are so simple for when ya just gotta have a cookie, GENIUS!! gotta love grandmas!
Joanne says
Ugh I made SO many bad style choices in high school...so many. Also...platinum blonde highlights. Bad. Really bad.
What was I thinking?
I love how versatile these cookies are! I feel like you could mix anything in and they'd be delicious!
Fresh and Foodie says
When I think back on the days of living with friends and sleeping in until 11, I miss the old days. But when I think of how far I've come since then, it's hard to deny that growing older isn't half bad.
These cookies look great. Anything with coconut in it is a winner in my book.
angelitacarmelita says
I love your site and am so glad I found it! and I love that you've done all the work to allow us to make small portion sized DELISCIOUS desserts! I had to post a comment to tell you that I made these for my co-workers on Tuesday (made them before I went to bed), and that I had to bring in two more batches today! they were (I'm not kidding), running to the pantry when I emailed them to say "oh, btw, I brought in more cookies" These are ridiculously easy to made, easy to eat and soooo good..... Thank you!
Kammie @ Sensual Appeal says
Such an awesome recipe and no flour?! The coolest ever! Pinned!
Mary Agnes Smith says
I need sugar free or light sugar, will this work? Do you have cookies that are.?
Christina Lane says
You can try the 'healthy' section on my site: https://www.dessertfortwo.com/category/healthy/
There are a few recipes that would work for you in there :)