Gluten Free Christmas Cookies: Chocolate Macaroons

I found this recipe on the side of a Bob’s Red Mill package, and it is soooooo good!

Chocolate Macaroons

2 egg whites

1 tsp salt

1/2 cup sugar

1/4 tsp almond extract

1 cup shredded coconut

3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips, melted and cooled

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.  Beat egg whites and salt until almost stiff.  Add sugar, slowly beating until egg whites stand in peaks.  Add almond extract, coconut, and melted chocolate, stirring until well mixed.  Drop by spoonfuls on parchment lined cookie sheet and bake for ~15 minutes.  Cool slightly before removing cookies with a spatula.