Mrs Fields Choconut Macaroons

 Categories: Cookies
      Yield: 20 servings
 
    1/4 c  Sugar
      2 tb Pure almond paste
      1 c  Shredded sweetened coconut
    1/3 c  Mini semisweet choc chips
      3 lg Egg whites
    1/2 ts Cream of tartar
 
  Preheat oven to 325d F.  Combine almond paste and sugar in a medium bowl.
  Using
  your fingers, work paste into sugar completely. Add coconut and chocolate
  chips
  and stir to combine. In a clean medium-sized bowl beat egg whites until
  fluffy
  using absolutely clean beaters. Add cream of tartar and beat on high until
  stiff
  peaks form. Add half of beaten egg whites to coconut mixture and combine
  to
  lighten.  Fold in remaining whites gently being careful not to deflate.
  Drop by rounded teaspoons onto lightly greased cookie sheets. Bake 20
  minutes
  until tops are lightly browned. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheets before
  transferring cookies to a cool surface.