Christmas Snow Caps

• 3 egg whites
• 1/8 tsp. cream of tartar
• 1/2 tsp. peppermint extract
• dash of salt
• 3/4 c. fine granulated sugar
• 2/3 c. diced, candied cherries

1. Beat
2. egg
3. whites
4. to
5. which
6. cream
7. of tartar has been added, until
8. stiff, but not dry.
9. Add peppermint extract and salt.
10. Add sugar
11. gradually
12. and
13. beat until well blended and smooth.
14. Save some
15. of
16. the
17. candied cherries for topping the cookies, but
18. add the
19. rest, a few at a time, to egg mixture. Cover
20. cookie
21. sheet with
22. plain
23. brown
24. paper.
25. Drop
26. cookie mixture by teaspoonfuls onto the paper.
27. Bake at 325u0b0 about 20 minutes.
28. Let
29. stand
30. a few minutes after removing from oven, then
31. remove
32. warm cookies with a spatula and place on a rack. Top with remaining cherries. Yield:
33. about 30 cookies.

egg whites, cream of tartar, peppermint, salt, sugar, candied cherries

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=991792 (may not work)