INGREDIENTS
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MAKES ABOUT 4 DOZEN
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The author's grandmother, Helen "Bam Bam" Brown, concocted these crisp cookies. Coarsely chop regular-size chocolate chips if the miniature kind aren't available.
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4 egg whites, at room temperature
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1/4 tsp. salt
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1 tsp. vanilla
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1 cup sugar
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12 oz. (2 cups) miniature bittersweet chocolate chips
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1 cup chopped shelled pecans (optional)