Preheat oven to 350. Line 2 cookie sheets with foil. With electric mixer, beat egg whites until peaks begin to form. Add sugar slowly (about 1 tbsp at a time). Add vanilla, salt, and beat until everything is very stiff and shiny. Fold in pecans and chocolate chips. Drop by tspfulls onto cookie sheets and put in preheated oven. Turn oven off and Forget the cookies until morning.