No authenticationScheme was specified, and there was no DefaultChallengeScheme found Cookies Authentication

I am using the below code for authentication in ASP.NET Core 2.0 using cookies

services
    .AddAuthentication(CookieAuthenticationDefaults.AuthenticationScheme)
    .AddCookie("MyCookieMiddlewareInstance", options =>
    {
        options.AccessDeniedPath = new PathString("/Account/Login");
        options.LoginPath = new PathString("/Account/Login");
        options.LogoutPath = new PathString("/Account/LogOff");
    });

I am getting an error:

No authenticationScheme was specified, and there was no DefaultChallengeScheme found

The cookies setup is below:

var claims = new List<Claim>
{
    new Claim(ClaimTypes.NameIdentifier, userId.ToString()),
    new Claim(ClaimTypes.Name, userName)
};

var identity = new ClaimsIdentity(claims, "Forms");
identity.AddClaim(new Claim(ClaimTypes.Role, "ADMIN"));
var principal = new ClaimsPrincipal(identity);
HttpContext.Authentication.SignInAsync("MyCookieMiddlewareInstance", principal, new AuthenticationProperties
{
    IsPersistent = isPersistent,
    ExpiresUtc = DateTime.UtcNow.AddYears(1)
});

I did some research and didn't find the solution. Here is a link to the doc I used:

Can anyone please let me know how can I resolve this issue?