Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

2 Egg whites 1/2 ts EACH, vanilla and almond
1/8 ts Salt -extracts
1/8 ts Cream of tartar 3 1/2 oz Flaked coconut
3/4 c Sugar

red or green food coloring, optional
candied cherries, optional

Beat egg whites until foamy. Add salt and cream of tartar. Beat
until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in sugar, 1 tbsp at a time,
beating until stiff and glossy. Fold in the extracts and coconut.
Tint different shades if desired. Drop from teaspoon onto foil
covered cookie sheet. Put a cherry in the center of each. Bake in a
slow oven (300F) for about 20 minutes. Makes about 30 macaroons.

Origin: Woman's Day Encyclopedia of Cookery, Volume 3.
Shared by: Sharon Stevens, Dec/95.

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