Mother's Coconut Kisses
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 4 each egg whites
- 1 1/4 cups sugar granulated
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 2 cups coconut shredded
- Add salt to egg whites and beat until stiff, but not dry.
- Add sugar, 1 tb.
- at a time, beating until granules are dissolved.
- Add vanilla and coconut, mixing lightly.
- Drop by teaspoonsful onto ungreased brown paper on cookie sheets.
- Put a cherry half on each cookie.
- Bake in moderate oven at 350F (180C).
- for about 20 min.
- Slip paper onto wet tabletop or board.
- Let stand for 2 to 3 min.
- Loosen cookies with spatual and remove to wire racks to cool.
- Store in tin box between layers of waxed paper.
salt, egg whites, sugar, vanilla, almond, coconut shredded
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/mothers-coconut-kisses-40019 (may not work)