Mint Macaroons

Ingredients

3 egg whites
1/4 ts cream of tartar
1/8 ts salt
3/4 c sugar
1/4 ts peppermint extract
2 c 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 1 inch 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. 3-1/2 TO 4 DOZEN COOKIES; 55 CALORIES PER COOKIE. ----