Chocolate Macaroons I

Ingredients

• 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

Directions

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.