Title: Mother's Coconut Kisses (Christmas)
Categories: Cookie Holiday
Yield: 1 Batch
| 1/2 | ts | Salt |
| 4 | | Egg whites |
| 1 1/4 | c | Granulated sugar; superfine |
| 1 | ts | Vanilla |
| 1 | ts | Almond extract |
| 2 | c | Shredded coconut |
| | | Red & Green candied cherry>> halves. |
| Ov | en 3 | 50~. |
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
350~ for about 20 min. Slip paper onto wet tabletop or board. Let stand for
2-3 min. Loosen cookies with spatual and remove to wire racks to cool.
Store in tin box between layers of waxed paper.