Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   3                    Egg whites
     1/4  teaspoon      Cream of tartar
     1/8  teaspoon      Salt
     3/4  cup           Sugar
     1/4  teaspoon      Peppermint extract
   2      cups          Flaked coconut
   1      package       (6 ounces) semisweet -- Chocolate chips, res
  -2      To            4 Dozen chocolate -- chips

Preparation:

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.