Mint macaroons

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       Title: Mint Macaroons
  Categories: Cookies
       Yield: 48 servings
  
       3    Egg whites
     1/4 ts Cream of tartar
     1/8 ts Salt
     3/4 c  Sugar
     1/4 ts Peppermint extract
       2 c  Flaked coconut
       1 pk Semisweet; (6 ozs)
            Chocolate chips;  reserving
   3 1/2    To
       4    Chocolate chips
  
   Recipe by: Betty Crocker's Cookbook
   Heat oven to 300 degrees. Grease cookie sheet lightly. beat egg whites,
   cream of tartar and salt in medium bowl until foamy. Beat in sugar, 1
   tablespoon at a time. Continue beating until stiff and glossy. Do not
   underbeat. Fold in peppermint extract, coconut and chocolate chips.
   Drop mixture by teaspoonfuls about 1 inch apart onto cookie sheet. Place a
   chocolate chip on each cookie. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or just until edges
   are light brown. Cool 10 minutes; remove from cookie sheet.  3-1/2 TO 4
   DOZEN COOKIES;  55 CALORIES PER COOKIE.
  
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