Chocolate Macaroons I

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 3 egg whites
• 1 pinch salt
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
• 2 1/4 cups shredded coconut
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• preheat oven to 325 degrees f (165 degrees c). grease cookie sheets.
• melt chocolate over low heat and let cool.
• in a large glass or metal bowl, whip egg whites until foamy. slowly add salt and sugar a little at a time, until mixture stands in peaks. stir in vanilla. fold in chocolate, coconut and nuts. drop by teaspoonfuls about 2 inches apart on cookie sheets.
• bake 10 to 12 minutes. cookies should be soft in the center.