No-Fail Macaroons

By KLC_Ironstone

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 2 tbsp. cornstarch
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 3 egg whites
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 2 cups coconut

Preparation

Step 1

Sift sugar, cornstarch and salt. Beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Add sugar gradually, a few grains at a time, to beaten egg whites, beating until sugar grains almost disappear.

Place in top of double boiler over hot water - water must not touch top pan. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture coats a silver spoon thickly and all sugar grains seem to have disappeared. Remove from heat.

Add vanilla and coconut.

Drop by spoonfulls on well-greased cookie sheet. Bake at 325 deg. for 15 - 25 minutes, until golden, depending on size.

(Marg)