2 egg whites
1/2 teaspoon peppermint
extract
1/2 cup sugar
6 drops red food coloring
(optional)
1 (6-ounce) package semi-sweet
chocolate morsels
Combine egg whites (at room temperature) and peppermint extract; beat until foamy. Gradually add sugar, 2 tablespoons at a time, beating until stiff peaks form. (Do not under beat.) Fold in food coloring, if desired, and chocolate morsels.
Drop mixture by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto greased cookie sheets. Bake at 200° for 1 hour or until dry and set. (Cookies should not brown.) Remove to wire racks to cool.
Yield: 2 1/2 dozen.
