These meringue-like cookies have all our favorite granola ingredients. You can swap in equal amounts of other nuts and seeds, such as hazelnuts, peanuts, or sunflower seeds.
Ingredients
Makes about 18
Preparation
Step 1
Preheat oven to 325°F. Toss pecans, almonds, coconut, pumpkin seeds, oats, salt, and oil on a rimmed baking sheet and bake, tossing once, until coconut is golden and mixture is fragrant, 10–12 minutes. Let cool.
Step 2
Whisk egg whites in a large bowl until foamy. Gradually add sugar, whisking until mixture is thick and opaque. Add nut mixture and fold to coat evenly.
Step 3
Drop 1/4-cupfuls of mixture onto a parchment-lined baking sheet, spacing evenly (if your baking sheets are small, you might have to use 2). Bake cookies, rotating baking sheet halfway through, until edges are golden, 15–20 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool.
Do Ahead
Step 4
Cookies can be baked 1 day ahead. Store airtight at room temperature.
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Reviews (4)
Back to TopGreat recipe!!!! I bumped up the nuts and coconut by about 50% and added a 3rd egg white. Also omitted the pumpkin seeds for personal preference. These were a hit!!! A bit of egg white did seep so they had pretty large puddles (but that was one of the best parts - chewy and crisp on the outside… yum!) I shared with my family and told them they were like a nutty macaroon! They loved them! I loved them most the day they were made since they had a better textural contrast. In storage they soften and are mostly more chewy… still tasty though. Next time I’ll dip a couple in dark chocolate.
lysslax
Kennebunk, ME
8/10/2021
These are delicate and a lovely GF option. I modified slightly: didn't have pumpkin seeds, so used lightly-salted pistachios; used more egg whites - about 1/3 cup - to bind, used sweetened coconut and 1/2 cup sugar, and added 1 cup of mini semi-sweet chocolate chips.
meklas
Tallahassee, FL
11/24/2019
I made these the other day and everyone loves it for snacking. I made a few changes and would consider it more of a cluster than a cookie since mine didn't clump together that well. I used pecans, cashews and sunflower seeds. I omitted the almond nuts, coconut and sugar. I did however add about 1 c of chocolate chips for sweetness and flavor which worked really well.
ausgriffer
2/11/2019
Very nice recipe & works great! Used 1/3 cup sugar & sweet enough.
nmacdonald
Ottawa
3/1/2018
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