Patty's Coconut Kisses

Ingredients

Directions

Oven 350 degrees F.

Add salt to egg whites and beat until stiff, but not dry.

Add sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating until granules are dissolved.

Add vanilla and coconut, mixing lightly.

Drop by teaspoonfuls onto ungreased brown paper on cookie sheets.

Put a cherry half on each cookie.

Bake in moderate oven at 350 degrees F for about 20 minutes.

Slip paper onto wet tabletop or board.

Let stand for 2-3 minutes.

Loosen cookies with spatula and remove to wire racks to cool.

Store in tin box between layers of waxed paper.