Mint Macaroons

Ingredients

3 egg whites
1 ml cream of tartar
1 gr salt
150 gr sugar
1 gr peppermint extract
160 gr flaked coconut
1 package semisweet
6 ozs
4 chocolate chips

Instructions

Recipe by: Betty Crocker's Cookbook Heat oven to 300 degrees. Grease cookie sheet lightly. beat egg whites, cream of tartar and salt in medium bowl until foamy. Beat in sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time. Continue beating until stiff and glossy. Do not underbeat. Fold in peppermint extract, coconut and chocolate chips. Drop mixture by teaspoonfuls about 3 cm apart onto cookie sheet. Place a chocolate chip on each cookie. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or just until edges are light brown. Cool 10 minutes; remove from cookie sheet. 3- half TO 4 DOZEN COOKIES; 55 CALORIES PER COOKIE. ----