Mint Macaroons

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Title: Mint Macaroons
Categories: Cookies
Yield: 48 servings

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.

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