Homemade Forgotten Cookies Recipe (2024)

Forgotten Cookies take just 10 minutes to put together, and then your kitchen oven will do all the work. Leave them in overnight to wake up to this yummy forget me not recipe.

Make this easy, gluten-free dessert for just a few dollars, with a yield of 48! Read on, and let us show you how to make them.

What are These?

Forgotten cookies sound like a prehistoric treat. This is an easy dessert recipe that uses just a few ingredients. You can make them for any occasion but we love to add them to our Christmas cookie collection each year.

You may know them as egg white cookies or chocolate chip meringue cookies, but you can throw in whatever you like and build them to your own taste! The short list of ingredients is mixed together, then doled out and left in the oven overnight.

Make this forgotten cookies recipe and wake up to a batch of crispy, smooth treats with a fluffy center. All dotted with bits of pecans and chocolate chips. It’s hard to think of anything better!

If you’re using a recipe that leaves you with some leftover egg whites, do not waste them! Instead, turn them into egg white cookies!

Ingredients for Forgotten Cookies

The main ingredients for forgotten cookies are egg whites and sugar. Aside from those, there are a few substitutions and variations that you can make.

• Egg Whites – Use large eggs and make sure they are at room temperature. This will help these bake evenly. If you’re using liquid egg whites, you can substitute 4 tablespoons (or 60 ml.) in these forgotten cookies. Learn how to quickly get eggs to room temperature.
• Chocolate Chips – You can use white chocolate or mint chocolate chips in this recipe. Or, substitute toffee bits instead.
• Vanilla – For a mint flavor, leave the vanilla out of this recipe and substitute 1/2 teaspoon of mint extract.
• Nuts – We use pecans, but you can use crushed peanuts or no nuts at all!

How to Make Forgotten Cookies

(Full recipe in the recipe card below. If you are new to baking, learn how to make cookies from our own in-house professional chef, CIA-trained Chef Kat.)

For these forgotten cookies, you’ll need the ingredients listed above and the following kitchen tools:

• Medium-size mixing bowl
• Whisk, hand-held electric mixer, or stand mixer
• Baking sheet
• Aluminum foil
• Spatula

1. Use a whisk or mixer to beat the egg whites.
2. Add the sugar, and beat until the formation of stiff peaks.
3. Stir in the vanilla and salt.
4. Fold in the chocolate chips and nuts.

5. Use a spatula to stir the egg white batter.

6. Place them on a foil-lined baking sheet into mounds about 2 inches apart.

You’ll put these forgotten cookies in a preheated oven (350°). Turn the oven off and leave them in the oven for about 10 hours. Be sure not to open the oven door, no peaking! You don’t want any of the heat to escape.

Recipe Questions

👨‍🍳 Tried this Recipe? Please leave a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ rating in the recipe card below and leave a comment. We love hearing from our readers!
⏩ Stay in touch with us on social media by following us on Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, and YouTube!
📬Get our Recipes delivered to your inbox for FREE!