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Mrs. Field's Choconut Macaroons
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons almond paste
- 1 cup shredded coconut
- 2 ounces mini semi-sweet chocolate chips about (1/3 cup)
- 3 large egg whites
- 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
Instructions
- Heat oven to 325 degrees F. Lightly grease cookie sheets; set aside.
- In medium bowl, with hands mash almond paste and sugar together until completely mixed.
- Stir in coconut and chocolate chips until well mixed; set aside.
- In clean, ungreased medium bowl, whip egg whites on high speed until fluffy. Add cream of tartar and beat until stiff.
- Mix half of stiff egg whites into coconut mixture until lightened. Gently fold in remaining egg whites.
- Drop rounded teaspoonsful onto prepared cookie sheets.
- Bake at 325 degrees F until peaks are lightly browned, about 20 minutes.
- Let set on cookie sheets for 1 minute, then remove to cool on rack.
Attribution
Posted by FootsieBear at Recipe Goldmine 6/20/01 11:27:31 am.
Source: Mrs. Fields' Cookie Secrets