Chocolate Chip Pillows

These are as light as air! I love the flavor and texture of these little sweet treats. And at only 30 calories per cookie, you can even have more than one :-) I received the recipe as a clipping from one of my Spin class participants, so I don't know who to credit for this one, but I'd like to shake this person's hand!

Chocolate Chip Pillows

4 egg whites (real egg whites, nothing from a carton - learned this the hard way)

1/2 t cream of tartar

1 t vanilla

3/4 C sugar

3/4 C mini chocolate chips

Directions:  Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper. Using a hand mixer, whip together egg whites and cream of tartar until light and very fluffy; this may take several minutes. Add vanilla and mix again. Add sugar 1/4 C at a time as you are mixing. Once all the sugar is added, continue mixing until batter is glossy and very fluffy. Stop mixing with hand mixer and fold in chocolate chips with a spoon. Drop batter by spoonful onto parchment paper lined cookie sheets. Bake for 40 minutes; they should be slightly brown as shown below. Remove, let cool, and store in an airtight container - while they last!