Chewy- Chocolate Chip Mint Cookies

Ingredients:

• cooking spray
• 3 egg whites, at room temperature
• 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar, divided
• 3 tbsp unsweetened cocoa
• 1 tbsp cornstarch
• 1/2 tsp mint extract
• 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips

Makes 20 Servings

1. Preheat the oven to 325 F. Coat a large cookie sheet with cooking spray or top with parchment paper (use 2 cookie sheets of necessary).
2. In a medium bowl, using an electric mixer, whip egg whites until soft peak forms, about 5 minutes. Slowly add cream of tartar and 1/4 cup sugar; beat until stiff peaks form.
3. In another small bowl, mix cocoa, cornstarch and remaining 1/4 cup sugar.
4. Fold cocoa mixture and mint extract into egg whites; fold in chocolate chips
5. Place a heaping tablesppon of cookie mixture onto cookie sheet about 1-inch apart. Bake 15-17 minutes. Remove from oven and cool 2-5 minutes; cool cookies on rack.

WW POINTS VALUE: 1 pt per cookie

Note: This recipe appears on www.weightwatchers.com. These cookies are devilshly good and they're gluten-free as well. They are so chewy and moist you won't eat just one. You can use vanilla, almond or any other kind of extract with this recipe and the cookies will still be delicious.