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 pk Semisweet; (6 ozs)
Chocolate chips; reserving 3 1/2 To
4 Chocolate chips
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. —–