Macaroons - Holiday

12 – 15 Min 325°F

3 egg whites
½ cup sugar
¼ cup flour
dash salt
¼ teaspoon rum extract
3 cups coconut
½ to 1 teaspoon red colored sugar

Heat oven to 325F. Grease and lightly flour cookie sheet. In large bowl, beat egg whites until foamy. Add sugar, flour salt and rum extract; blend well. Stir in coconut. Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart onto greased and floured cookie sheet. Sprinkle with colored sugar.
Bake at 325F for 12 to 15 minutes or until set and lightly browned. Immediately remove from cookie sheet. Yield:16 cookies