Chocolate-Pecan Macaroons

Ingredients

• 3 large egg whites 
• 2 tablespoons matzo meal 
• 0.8 cup pecans toasted chopped
• 2.3 cups powdered sugar sifted
• 0.1 teaspoon salt 
• 0.5 cup cocoa powder unsweetened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 

Equipment

• bowl
• baking sheet
• oven
• whisk
• blender
• spatula

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 32
2. Combine first 4 ingredients in a large bowl; stir with a whisk.
3. Add egg whites, 1 at a time, beating with a mixer at medium speed until combined; scrape bowl occasionally.
4. Add vanilla, and beat well. Fold in pecans. Drop batter by level tablespoons 2 inches apart onto baking sheets coated with cooking spray.
5. Bake at 325 for 15 minutes or until dry on the surface and centers are soft.
6. Remove from oven; cool on wire racks for 15 minutes or until cookies can be easily removed with a spatula. Cool completely on wire racks.